Mulled Cider vs Hardwick White
Where Mulled Cider belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Mulled Cider reads as beige, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mulled Cider (LRV 59) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.3, 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.
Mulled Cider vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mulled Cider 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 Mulled Cider 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. Mulled Cider 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. Mulled Cider 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. Mulled Cider 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. Mulled Cider reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Mulled Cider vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mulled Cider 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 Mulled Cider comparisons
See how Mulled Cider stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 59, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 6, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Mulled Cider reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Mulled Cider the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Mulled Cider the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 13, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 59), opening up a space where Mulled Cider encloses it.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Mulled Cider reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 8, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.