Stone Green vs Purbeck Stone
Stone Green (Dulux) and Purbeck Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Stone Green belongs to the green-greige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. The 6-point LRV gap — 52 for Purbeck Stone vs 46 for Stone Green — 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 4.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stone Green vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Stone Green 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.
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. Purbeck Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Purbeck Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Purbeck Stone gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Purbeck Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Purbeck Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Stone Green vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stone Green 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 Stone Green comparisons
See how Stone Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Stone Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Stone Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Stone Green the marginally brighter of the two.
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With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Stone Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Stone Green is decisively the brighter choice.