Shoreline vs Hardwick White

Shoreline (Cloverdale Paint) and Hardwick White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 46 for Shoreline vs 44 for Hardwick White — means Shoreline 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.

Shoreline vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Shoreline and Hardwick 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.

ShorelineShoreline EX138 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 living room

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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.

ShorelineShoreline EX138 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 bedroom

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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.

ShorelineShoreline EX138 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 kitchen

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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.

ShorelineShoreline EX138 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 dining room

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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.

ShorelineShoreline EX138 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 bathroom

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Color Details

Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint · EX138
Hex#BAB5A5
LRV46.2
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX138
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball · 5
Hex#b5afa0
LRV43.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number5
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Shoreline vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shoreline on one side and Hardwick White on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Shoreline comparisons

See how Shoreline stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Shoreline
White Dove
Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Ammonite
Shoreline
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Shoreline encloses it.

Shoreline
Iron Ore
Shoreline
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 46 vs 6, Shoreline is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Purbeck Stone
Shoreline
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Shoreline
Evergreen Fog
Shoreline
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Shoreline
Mizzle
Shoreline
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Shoreline
Agreeable Gray
Shoreline
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Shoreline encloses it.

Shoreline
Accessible Beige
Shoreline
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Shoreline
Denim Drift
Shoreline
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 46 vs 27, Shoreline is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
French Gray
Shoreline
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Shoreline
Naval
Shoreline
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Shoreline
Tranquil Dawn
Shoreline
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.

Shoreline
Bancha
Shoreline
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 46 vs 13, Shoreline is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Pure White
Shoreline
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Shoreline encloses it.

Shoreline
Artichoke
Shoreline
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Shoreline
Balboa Mist
Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Shoji White
Shoreline
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Snowbound
Shoreline
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Pewter Green
Shoreline
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 46 vs 12, Shoreline is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Skimming Stone
Shoreline
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoreline
Dix Blue
Shoreline
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Shoreline reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Shoreline
Calamine
Shoreline
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Shoreline encloses it.

Shoreline
Treron
Shoreline
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Shoreline
Vintage Vogue
Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

At LRV 46 vs 12, Shoreline is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Shoreline
Saybrook Sage
Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Shoreline
Pale Green
Shoreline
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Shoreline
Pine Needle
Shoreline
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Shoreline
Cement grey
Shoreline
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Shoreline reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Shoreline
Guilford Green
Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Shoreline
Just Walnut
Shoreline
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 46), opening up a space where Shoreline encloses it.