Lusty Orange vs Hardwick White
Where Lusty Orange belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Lusty Orange reads as pink-red, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lusty Orange (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lusty Orange vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lusty Orange and Hardwick White 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Lusty Orange will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Lusty Orange reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lusty Orange reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Lusty Orange returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Lusty Orange reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Lusty Orange vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lusty Orange on one side and Hardwick White 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 Lusty Orange comparisons
See how Lusty Orange stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Lusty Orange reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lusty Orange reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Lusty Orange the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lusty Orange reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Lusty Orange encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Lusty Orange encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Lusty Orange encloses it.
Lusty Orange reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Lusty Orange encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 41, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 25, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
Lusty Orange reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lusty Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, Lusty Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 53, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.