Pumpkin Seed vs Purbeck Stone
Where Pumpkin Seed belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Pumpkin Seed reads as beige-greige, while Purbeck Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Purbeck Stone (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Pumpkin Seed (LRV 32), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.7, 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.
Pumpkin Seed vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pumpkin Seed 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 Pumpkin Seed 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 Pumpkin Seed.
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 Pumpkin Seed.
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 Pumpkin Seed.
Color Details
Pumpkin Seed vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pumpkin Seed 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 Pumpkin Seed comparisons
See how Pumpkin Seed stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 32, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
Pumpkin Seed reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
Pumpkin Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Pumpkin Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
Pumpkin Seed reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Pumpkin Seed the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pumpkin Seed reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pumpkin Seed reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 32) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Pumpkin Seed reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Pumpkin Seed encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, Pumpkin Seed is decisively the brighter choice.