Wildness Mint vs Hardwick White
Where Wildness Mint belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Wildness Mint reads as green, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Hardwick White (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Wildness Mint (LRV 28), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 27.0, 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.
Wildness Mint vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wildness Mint 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 Hardwick White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Wildness Mint 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. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wildness Mint.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wildness Mint.
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. Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wildness Mint.
Color Details
Wildness Mint vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wildness Mint 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 Wildness Mint comparisons
See how Wildness Mint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 28, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
Wildness Mint reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 28, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 28, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 28, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 4, Wildness Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
Wildness Mint reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 28, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Wildness Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 28, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Wildness Mint reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Wildness Mint reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 28, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Wildness Mint reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 28), opening up a space where Wildness Mint encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 28 vs 7, Wildness Mint is decisively the brighter choice.