Portland Stone - Light vs Cold Foam
Portland Stone - Light (Little Greene) and Cold Foam (PPG) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Portland Stone - Light belongs to the beige-greige family and Cold Foam to the beige-yellow family. The 3-point LRV gap — 79 for Cold Foam vs 76 for Portland Stone - Light — means Cold Foam will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 1.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Portland Stone - Light vs Cold Foam Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Portland Stone - Light on one side and Cold Foam 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 Portland Stone - Light comparisons
See how Portland Stone - Light stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Portland Stone - Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Portland Stone - Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Portland Stone - Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Portland Stone - Light vs Slaked Lime Deep
At LRV 76 vs 12, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Portland Stone - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Portland Stone - Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.