Pale Quartz vs Portland Stone - Pale
Where Pale Quartz belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Portland Stone - Pale is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Pale Quartz (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Portland Stone - Pale (LRV 79), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pale Quartz vs Portland Stone - Pale in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Pale Quartz and Portland Stone - Pale 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Pale Quartz gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pale Quartz reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pale Quartz vs Portland Stone - Pale Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Quartz on one side and Portland Stone - Pale 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 Pale Quartz comparisons
See how Pale Quartz stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 21, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Pale Quartz reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 51, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 41, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.