Green Ivy vs Purbeck Stone
Green Ivy (Dulux) and Purbeck Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Green Ivy belongs to the green-greige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. The 3-point LRV gap — 52 for Purbeck Stone vs 49 for Green Ivy — means Purbeck Stone will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 5.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Ivy vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Green Ivy and Purbeck Stone 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
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Green Ivy vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Ivy 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 Green Ivy comparisons
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A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Green Ivy is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Green Ivy the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Green Ivy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Green Ivy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Green Ivy the marginally brighter of the two.
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Green Ivy reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 49), opening up a space where Green Ivy encloses it.