Scone vs Hay Bale
Scone (Cloverdale Paint) and Hay Bale (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 70 vs 68 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Scone vs Hay Bale in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Scone and Hay Bale 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.
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
Scone vs Hay Bale Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Scone on one side and Hay Bale 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 Scone comparisons
See how Scone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Scone encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Scone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Scone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Scone the marginally brighter of the two.
Scone reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Scone is decisively the brighter choice.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Scone reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Scone reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Scone is decisively the brighter choice.