Lemon Spirit vs Purbeck Stone
Lemon Spirit is a Dulux color while Purbeck Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Lemon Spirit reads as beige-yellow, while Purbeck Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 90 vs 52, Lemon Spirit will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 26.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Spirit vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Spirit and Purbeck Stone 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Lemon Spirit returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Spirit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Spirit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Color Details
Lemon Spirit vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Spirit 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 Lemon Spirit comparisons
See how Lemon Spirit stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 90 vs 69, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 30, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 60, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Lemon Spirit the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 51, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 41, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 7, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.