White Chocolate vs Portland Stone - Light paint color comparison

White Chocolate vs Portland Stone - Light

Where White Chocolate belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Portland Stone - Light is a Little Greene color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. White Chocolate (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Portland Stone - Light (LRV 76), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

White Chocolate vs Portland Stone - Light in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. White Chocolate and Portland Stone - Light 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 — White Chocolate 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. White Chocolate reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

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Color Details

White Chocolate
Cloverdale Paint · EX294
Hex#E8E6D9
LRV78.8
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX294
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Portland Stone - Light
Little Greene · 281
Hex#e4e2d5
LRV75.7
BrandLittle Greene
Number281
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

White Chocolate vs Portland Stone - Light Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Chocolate on one side and Portland Stone - Light 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 White Chocolate comparisons

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

White Dove
White Chocolate
White Dove
White Chocolate
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

White Chocolate
Ammonite
White Chocolate
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes White Chocolate the marginally brighter of the two.

White Chocolate
Iron Ore
White Chocolate
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

White Chocolate
Purbeck Stone
White Chocolate
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 52, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Evergreen Fog
White Chocolate
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 30, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Mizzle
White Chocolate
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

White Chocolate
Agreeable Gray
White Chocolate
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 60, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Accessible Beige
White Chocolate
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

White Chocolate
Denim Drift
White Chocolate
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

White Chocolate
French Gray
White Chocolate
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 43, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Naval
White Chocolate
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 79 vs 4, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Tranquil Dawn
White Chocolate
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

White Chocolate
Bancha
White Chocolate
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

White Chocolate
Hardwick White
White Chocolate
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

White Chocolate
Pure White
White Chocolate
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.

White Chocolate
Artichoke
White Chocolate
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 79 vs 21, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
White Chocolate
Balboa Mist
White Chocolate
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.

White Chocolate
Shoji White
White Chocolate
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

White Chocolate
Snowbound
White Chocolate
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

White Chocolate
Pewter Green
White Chocolate
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

White Chocolate
Skimming Stone
White Chocolate
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

White Chocolate
Dix Blue
White Chocolate
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 79 vs 41, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Calamine
White Chocolate
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes White Chocolate the marginally brighter of the two.

White Chocolate
Treron
White Chocolate
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 79 vs 25, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
White Chocolate
Vintage Vogue
White Chocolate
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
White Chocolate
Saybrook Sage
White Chocolate
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

White Chocolate reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

White Chocolate
Pale Green
White Chocolate
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 79 vs 31, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Pine Needle
White Chocolate
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 7, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

White Chocolate
Cement grey
White Chocolate
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 79 vs 24, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
White Chocolate
Guilford Green
White Chocolate
Cloverdale Paint
White Chocolate
EX294 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 57, White Chocolate is decisively the brighter choice.