Sphere vs Hardwick White
Where Sphere belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sphere belongs to the beige family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Sphere (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sphere vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sphere 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 Sphere 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. Sphere 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. Sphere reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
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. Sphere 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. Sphere reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Sphere vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sphere 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 Sphere comparisons
See how Sphere stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Sphere the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Sphere the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.