Thunder Clouds vs Purbeck Stone
Where Thunder Clouds belongs to Dulux's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Thunder Clouds belongs to the grey family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Purbeck Stone (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Thunder Clouds (LRV 17), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Thunder Clouds runs neutral while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Thunder Clouds vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Thunder Clouds 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Purbeck Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Thunder Clouds vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Thunder Clouds 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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