Stone Hearth vs Celtic Forest 3
Stone Hearth (Cloverdale Paint) and Celtic Forest 3 (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 6-point LRV gap — 58 for Stone Hearth vs 52 for Celtic Forest 3 — means Stone Hearth will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stone Hearth vs Celtic Forest 3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Stone Hearth and Celtic Forest 3 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. Stone Hearth reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Stone Hearth has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Stone Hearth has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Stone Hearth has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Stone Hearth vs Celtic Forest 3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stone Hearth on one side and Celtic Forest 3 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 Stone Hearth comparisons
See how Stone Hearth stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Stone Hearth the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
Stone Hearth reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Stone Hearth the marginally brighter of the two.
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Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.