Wild Wonder vs Hardwick White
Where Wild Wonder belongs to Dulux's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Wild Wonder reads as beige, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Wild Wonder (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 5 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 12.1, 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.
Wild Wonder vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wild Wonder 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Wild Wonder gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Wild Wonder reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Wild Wonder vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wild Wonder 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 Wild Wonder comparisons
See how Wild Wonder stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Wild Wonder encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Wild Wonder is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Wild Wonder is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Wild Wonder is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Wild Wonder encloses it.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Wild Wonder is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Wild Wonder encloses it.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Wild Wonder is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Wild Wonder the marginally brighter of the two.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Wild Wonder reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 49), opening up a space where Wild Wonder encloses it.