Pleasant Stream vs Hardwick White
Where Pleasant Stream belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Pleasant Stream reads as blue, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Hardwick White (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Pleasant Stream (LRV 29), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 45.7, 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.
Pleasant Stream vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pleasant Stream 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 Hardwick White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pleasant Stream 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. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pleasant Stream.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pleasant Stream.
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. Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pleasant Stream.
Color Details
Pleasant Stream vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pleasant Stream 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 Pleasant Stream comparisons
See how Pleasant Stream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 29, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 6, Pleasant Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 29, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
Pleasant Stream reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 29, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 13, Pleasant Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
Pleasant Stream reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 29, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 29, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 29, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Pleasant Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 8, Pleasant Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 29, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 29), opening up a space where Pleasant Stream encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Pleasant Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pleasant Stream reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.