Pompeii Ruins vs Hazy
Pompeii Ruins is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hazy comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 56 vs 51, Pompeii Ruins will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 3.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pompeii Ruins vs Hazy in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Pompeii Ruins and Hazy 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pompeii Ruins gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pompeii Ruins gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Pompeii Ruins vs Hazy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pompeii Ruins on one side and Hazy 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 Pompeii Ruins comparisons
See how Pompeii Ruins stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 56, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 56), opening up a space where Pompeii Ruins encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 6, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
Pompeii Ruins reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Pompeii Ruins the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 13, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 56), opening up a space where Pompeii Ruins encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 56, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 56, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Pompeii Ruins the marginally brighter of the two.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.