Stonewash vs Pearl Colour - Dark
Where Stonewash belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pearl Colour - Dark is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Stonewash belongs to the grey family and Pearl Colour - Dark to the green-grey family. Pearl Colour - Dark (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Stonewash (LRV 49), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stonewash vs Pearl Colour - Dark in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Stonewash and Pearl Colour - Dark 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Pearl Colour - Dark gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Stonewash vs Pearl Colour - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stonewash on one side and Pearl Colour - Dark 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.
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