Meadowsweet vs Hardwick White
Where Meadowsweet belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Meadowsweet belongs to the beige-greige family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Meadowsweet (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Meadowsweet vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Meadowsweet 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
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 Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Meadowsweet vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Meadowsweet 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 Meadowsweet comparisons
See how Meadowsweet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 54), opening up a space where Meadowsweet encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 54, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 6, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 27, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
Meadowsweet reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 13, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 54), opening up a space where Meadowsweet encloses it.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (66 vs 54) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 54, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 54, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Meadowsweet reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 8, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Meadowsweet the marginally brighter of the two.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.