Vintage White vs Hardwick White

Vintage White (Cloverdale Paint) and Hardwick White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Vintage White reads as beige-greige, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 30-point LRV gap — 73 for Vintage White vs 44 for Hardwick White — means Vintage White will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 17.3 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.

Vintage White vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vintage 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

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. Vintage White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.

Vintage WhiteVintage White EX306 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 living room

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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. Vintage White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Vintage WhiteVintage White EX306 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 bedroom

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Vintage White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Vintage WhiteVintage White EX306 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 kitchen

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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 Vintage White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White would.

Vintage WhiteVintage White EX306 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 dining room

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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. Vintage White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Vintage WhiteVintage White EX306 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 bathroom

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Color Details

Vintage White
Cloverdale Paint · EX306
Hex#E1DFD3
LRV73.5
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX306
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball · 5
Hex#b5afa0
LRV43.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number5
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Vintage White vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage White on one side and Hardwick White on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Vintage White comparisons

See how Vintage White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Vintage White
White Dove
Vintage White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage White
Ammonite
Vintage White
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Vintage White the marginally brighter of the two.

Vintage White
Iron Ore
Vintage White
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Vintage White
Purbeck Stone
Vintage White
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 52, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Evergreen Fog
Vintage White
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 30, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Mizzle
Vintage White
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Vintage White
Agreeable Gray
Vintage White
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 60, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Accessible Beige
Vintage White
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Vintage White
Denim Drift
Vintage White
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Vintage White
French Gray
Vintage White
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 43, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Naval
Vintage White
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 73 vs 4, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Tranquil Dawn
Vintage White
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Vintage White
Bancha
Vintage White
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Vintage White
Pure White
Vintage White
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.

Vintage White
Artichoke
Vintage White
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 73 vs 21, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Vintage White
Balboa Mist
Vintage White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage White
Shoji White
Vintage White
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Vintage White
Snowbound
Vintage White
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage White
Pewter Green
Vintage White
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Vintage White
Skimming Stone
Vintage White
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage White
Dix Blue
Vintage White
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 73 vs 41, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Calamine
Vintage White
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

A 6-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Vintage White the marginally brighter of the two.

Vintage White
Treron
Vintage White
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 73 vs 25, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage White
Vintage Vogue
Vintage White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Vintage White
Saybrook Sage
Vintage White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Vintage White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Vintage White
Pale Green
Vintage White
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 73 vs 31, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Pine Needle
Vintage White
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 7, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Cement grey
Vintage White
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 73 vs 24, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Vintage White
Guilford Green
Vintage White
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 57, Vintage White is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage White
Just Walnut
Vintage White
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Vintage White
EX306 · LRV 73

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.