Willow Tree vs Purbeck Stone
Where Willow Tree belongs to Dulux's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Willow Tree belongs to the green family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Willow Tree (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Willow Tree 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 11.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow Tree vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Willow Tree 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 LRV gap is large enough that Willow Tree will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Willow Tree reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
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. Willow Tree returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Willow Tree reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Color Details
Willow Tree vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow Tree 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 Willow Tree comparisons
See how Willow Tree stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Willow Tree the marginally brighter of the two.
Willow Tree reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 21, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 67 vs 41, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 25, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 24, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (67 vs 57) makes Willow Tree the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 67) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.