Pencil Point vs Ammonite
Where Pencil Point belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Pencil Point belongs to the grey family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Pencil Point (LRV 11), a difference of 58 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pencil Point runs blue while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.9, 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.
Pencil Point vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Pencil Point 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 Pencil Point would.
Color Details
Pencil Point vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pencil Point 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.
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