Basin Blue vs Ammonite
Where Basin Blue belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Basin Blue reads as blue, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Basin Blue (LRV 65), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Basin Blue runs blue while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.2, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Basin Blue vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Basin Blue and Ammonite in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Ammonite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Basin Blue vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Basin Blue on one side and Ammonite 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 Basin Blue comparisons
See how Basin Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Basin Blue encloses it.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Basin Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Basin Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Basin Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Basin Blue encloses it.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 65 vs 25, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Basin Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 24, Basin Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 57) makes Basin Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 65) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.