Vivid White vs Hardwick White
Where Vivid White belongs to Dulux's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Vivid White belongs to the white-yellow family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Vivid White (LRV 93) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 50 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 26.7, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vivid White vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vivid White and Hardwick White 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 LRV gap is large enough that Vivid White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Vivid White vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vivid White on one side and Hardwick White 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 Vivid White comparisons
See how Vivid White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (93 vs 83) makes Vivid White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 93 vs 6, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 93 vs 52, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 93 vs 58, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 93 vs 27, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 93 vs 55, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 93 vs 13, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
Vivid White reads slightly lighter (LRV 93 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 93 vs 66, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 93 vs 74, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (93 vs 83) makes Vivid White the marginally brighter of the two.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 93 vs 12, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 93 vs 8, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 93 vs 68, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 93 vs 12, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 93 vs 45, Vivid White is decisively the brighter choice.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Vivid White reflects far more light (LRV 93 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.