Pebble Drift 4 vs Purbeck Stone
Where Pebble Drift 4 belongs to Dulux's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Pebble Drift 4 reads as blue, while Purbeck Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pebble Drift 4 (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pebble Drift 4 runs cool while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pebble Drift 4 vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pebble Drift 4 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
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 — Pebble Drift 4 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. Pebble Drift 4 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pebble Drift 4 vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pebble Drift 4 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.
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