Moth Wing vs Hardwick White
Moth Wing (Cloverdale Paint) and Hardwick White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Moth Wing belongs to the beige-greige family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. The 8-point LRV gap — 52 for Moth Wing vs 44 for Hardwick White — means Moth Wing will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.5 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.
Moth Wing vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Moth Wing 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. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
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. Moth Wing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Moth Wing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White would.
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. Moth Wing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Moth Wing vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moth Wing 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 Moth Wing comparisons
See how Moth Wing stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Moth Wing encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Moth Wing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moth Wing reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Moth Wing the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Moth Wing encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Moth Wing encloses it.
Moth Wing reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Moth Wing encloses it.
Moth Wing reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Moth Wing reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Moth Wing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Moth Wing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Moth Wing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.