Stucco Wall vs Hardwick White
Where Stucco Wall belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Stucco Wall belongs to the pink-red family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Stucco Wall (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.5, 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.
Stucco Wall vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stucco Wall 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 Stucco Wall 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. Stucco Wall 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. Stucco Wall 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. Stucco Wall 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. Stucco Wall reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Stucco Wall vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stucco Wall 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 Stucco Wall comparisons
See how Stucco Wall stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Stucco Wall encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Stucco Wall reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stucco Wall reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Stucco Wall the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stucco Wall reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Stucco Wall encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Stucco Wall encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Stucco Wall encloses it.
Stucco Wall reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Stucco Wall encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 41, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 25, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
Stucco Wall reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stucco Wall reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, Stucco Wall is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 53, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.