Long Beach vs Hardwick White

Long Beach (Cloverdale Paint) and Hardwick White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Long Beach reads as beige-greige, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 8-point LRV gap — 51 for Long Beach vs 44 for Hardwick White — means Long Beach will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Long Beach vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Long Beach and Hardwick White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Long Beach reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Long BeachLong Beach EX252 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 living room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Long Beach has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Long BeachLong Beach EX252 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 bedroom

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Long Beach has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Long BeachLong Beach EX252 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 kitchen

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Long Beach gives the walls a little more lift.

Long BeachLong Beach EX252 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 dining room

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Long Beach has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Long BeachLong Beach EX252 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 bathroom

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Color Details

Long Beach
Cloverdale Paint · EX252
Hex#C7BDA8
LRV51.4
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX252
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball · 5
Hex#b5afa0
LRV43.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number5
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Long Beach vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Long Beach on one side and Hardwick White on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Long Beach comparisons

See how Long Beach stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Long Beach
White Dove
Long Beach
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.

Long Beach
Ammonite
Long Beach
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Iron Ore
Long Beach
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Long Beach
Purbeck Stone
Long Beach
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Long Beach
Evergreen Fog
Long Beach
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 30, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Mizzle
Long Beach
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Long Beach
Agreeable Gray
Long Beach
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Long Beach
Accessible Beige
Long Beach
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Long Beach
Denim Drift
Long Beach
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Long Beach
French Gray
Long Beach
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Long Beach the marginally brighter of the two.

Long Beach
Naval
Long Beach
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 51 vs 4, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Tranquil Dawn
Long Beach
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Long Beach
Bancha
Long Beach
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Long Beach
Pure White
Long Beach
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Artichoke
Long Beach
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 51 vs 21, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Long Beach
Balboa Mist
Long Beach
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.

Long Beach
Shoji White
Long Beach
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.

Long Beach
Snowbound
Long Beach
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.

Long Beach
Pewter Green
Long Beach
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Long Beach
Skimming Stone
Long Beach
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.

Long Beach
Dix Blue
Long Beach
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Long Beach the marginally brighter of the two.

Long Beach
Calamine
Long Beach
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Treron
Long Beach
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 51 vs 25, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Long Beach
Vintage Vogue
Long Beach
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Long Beach
Saybrook Sage
Long Beach
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

Long Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Long Beach
Pale Green
Long Beach
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 51 vs 31, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Pine Needle
Long Beach
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 7, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Long Beach
Cement grey
Long Beach
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 51 vs 24, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Long Beach
Guilford Green
Long Beach
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.

Long Beach
Just Walnut
Long Beach
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Long Beach
EX252 · LRV 51

At LRV 72 vs 51, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.