Almond Wisp vs Ammonite

Almond WispBehrvsAmmoniteFarrow & BallΔE 6.9Noticeable difference

Where Almond Wisp belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Almond Wisp (LRV 60), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Almond Wisp runs red while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Almond Wisp vs Ammonite in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Almond Wisp and Ammonite 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

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 Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Almond Wisp would.

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Color Details

Almond Wisp
Behr · PPU5-12
LRV60.1
BrandBehr
NumberPPU5-12
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball · 274
LRV68.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number274
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Almond Wisp vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Almond Wisp on one side and Ammonite on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Almond Wisp comparisons

See how Almond Wisp stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Almond Wisp
White Dove
Almond Wisp
White Dove
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 83 vs 60, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Iron Ore
Almond Wisp
Iron Ore
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 6, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Purbeck Stone
Almond Wisp
Purbeck Stone
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Almond Wisp
Evergreen Fog
Almond Wisp
Evergreen Fog
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Mizzle
Almond Wisp
Mizzle
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Almond Wisp the marginally brighter of the two.

Almond Wisp
Agreeable Gray
Almond Wisp
Agreeable Gray
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Almond Wisp
Accessible Beige
Almond Wisp
Accessible Beige
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Almond Wisp
Denim Drift
Almond Wisp
Denim Drift
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 27, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
French Gray
Almond Wisp
French Gray
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Naval
Almond Wisp
Naval
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Tranquil Dawn
Almond Wisp
Tranquil Dawn
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Almond Wisp the marginally brighter of the two.

Almond Wisp
Bancha
Almond Wisp
Bancha
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 60 vs 13, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Hardwick White
Almond Wisp
Hardwick White
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 44, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Pure White
Almond Wisp
Pure White
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Almond Wisp encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Artichoke
Almond Wisp
Artichoke
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Balboa Mist
Almond Wisp
Balboa Mist
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.

Almond Wisp
Shoji White
Almond Wisp
Shoji White
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 74 vs 60, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Snowbound
Almond Wisp
Snowbound
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 60, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Pigeon
Almond Wisp
Pigeon
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Almond Wisp reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Almond Wisp
Pewter Green
Almond Wisp
Pewter Green
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 12, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Duck Green
Almond Wisp
Duck Green
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 8, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Skimming Stone
Almond Wisp
Skimming Stone
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Almond Wisp
Dix Blue
Almond Wisp
Dix Blue
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Hicks' Blue
Almond Wisp
Hicks' Blue
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp vs Hicks' Blue

Almond Wisp
Slaked Lime Deep
Almond Wisp
Slaked Lime Deep
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp vs Slaked Lime Deep

Almond Wisp
Vintage Vogue
Almond Wisp
Vintage Vogue
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 12, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Livid
Almond Wisp
Livid
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp vs Livid

Almond Wisp
Saybrook Sage
Almond Wisp
Saybrook Sage
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 45, Almond Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.

Almond Wisp
Pale Green
Almond Wisp
Pale Green
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Almond Wisp
Pine Needle
Almond Wisp
Pine Needle
Behr
Almond Wisp
PPU5-12 · LRV 60

Almond Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.