Sandstone Palette vs Joa's White
Sandstone Palette (Cloverdale Paint) and Joa's White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Sandstone Palette reads as beige, while Joa's White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 3-point LRV gap — 64 for Joa's White vs 61 for Sandstone Palette — means Joa's White will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sandstone Palette vs Joa's White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Sandstone Palette and Joa's White 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Sandstone Palette vs Joa's White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sandstone Palette on one side and Joa's 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 Sandstone Palette comparisons
See how Sandstone Palette stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone Palette reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sandstone Palette reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Sandstone Palette the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Sandstone Palette the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone Palette reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sandstone Palette reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Sandstone Palette the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Sandstone Palette encloses it.
Sandstone Palette reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone Palette reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sandstone Palette reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Sandstone Palette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone Palette reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.