Stratus vs Purbeck Stone
Stratus (Cloverdale Paint) and Purbeck Stone (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 23-point LRV gap — 75 for Stratus vs 52 for Purbeck Stone — means Stratus will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 12.6 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stratus vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stratus and Purbeck Stone 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
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. Stratus reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
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. Stratus returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Stratus returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Stratus will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
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. Stratus returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Stratus vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stratus on one side and Purbeck Stone 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 Stratus comparisons
See how Stratus stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Stratus reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stratus reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stratus reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 24, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 57, Stratus is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.