Lemon Stick vs Purbeck Stone
Lemon Stick is a Cloverdale Paint color while Purbeck Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Lemon Stick belongs to the beige-yellow family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. At LRV 90 vs 52, Lemon Stick will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 19.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Stick vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Stick and Purbeck Stone in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Lemon Stick returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Stick will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Stick will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Lemon Stick reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Stick will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Color Details
Lemon Stick vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Stick on one side and Purbeck Stone on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Lemon Stick comparisons
See how Lemon Stick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Lemon Stick reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 69, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 30, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 60, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Lemon Stick the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Lemon Stick reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 41, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 68, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 25, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lemon Stick reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 7, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 24, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 57, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 72, Lemon Stick is decisively the brighter choice.