Carbon Copy vs Ammonite
Where Carbon Copy belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Carbon Copy belongs to the grey family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Carbon Copy (LRV 9), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Carbon Copy runs green while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Carbon Copy vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Carbon Copy 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.
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 Carbon Copy would.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Carbon Copy.
Color Details
Carbon Copy vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Carbon Copy 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 Carbon Copy comparisons
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