Urban White vs Hardwick White
Where Urban White belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Urban White belongs to the grey-white family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Urban White (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.4, 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.
Urban White vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Urban White 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 Urban White 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. Urban White 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. Urban White 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. Urban White 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. Urban White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Urban White vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Urban White 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 Urban White comparisons
See how Urban White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Urban White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Urban White the marginally brighter of the two.
Urban White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Urban White encloses it.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 25, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 24, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Urban White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (72 vs 64) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.