Pasha Brown vs Ammonite
Where Pasha Brown belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Pasha Brown (LRV 48), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pasha Brown runs red while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.1, 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.
Pasha Brown vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pasha Brown 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 Pasha Brown 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 Pasha Brown.
Color Details
Pasha Brown vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pasha Brown 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 Pasha Brown comparisons
See how Pasha Brown stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Pasha Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pasha Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Pasha Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 25, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 24, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 48, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.