Snowy Owl vs Hardwick White
Where Snowy Owl belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Snowy Owl (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.6, 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.
Snowy Owl vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Snowy Owl and Hardwick White 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 Snowy Owl will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White 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. Snowy Owl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snowy Owl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
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. Snowy Owl 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. Snowy Owl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Snowy Owl vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snowy Owl on one side and Hardwick 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 Snowy Owl comparisons
See how Snowy Owl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 61 vs 27, Snowy Owl is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Snowy Owl the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 4-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 61 vs 12, Snowy Owl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Snowy Owl is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Snowy Owl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Snowy Owl is decisively the brighter choice.
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