Haystack vs New White
Haystack (Cloverdale Paint) and New White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Haystack reads as beige, while New White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 4-point LRV gap — 82 for New White vs 78 for Haystack — means New White will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Haystack vs New White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Haystack and New White 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. New White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. New White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Haystack vs New White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Haystack on one side and New 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 Haystack comparisons
See how Haystack stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
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Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
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Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Haystack reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Haystack reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.