Mud Bath vs Purbeck Stone
Where Mud Bath belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. Purbeck Stone (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Mud Bath (LRV 15), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.9, 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.
Mud Bath vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mud Bath 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
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 Purbeck Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mud Bath 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. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mud Bath.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mud Bath.
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. Purbeck Stone 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. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mud Bath.
Color Details
Mud Bath vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mud Bath 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 Mud Bath comparisons
See how Mud Bath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 15, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 15, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 15, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
Mud Bath reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mud Bath reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
Mud Bath reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 15), opening up a space where Mud Bath encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 15, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Mud Bath the marginally brighter of the two.