Poppy Seed vs Ammonite
Poppy Seed is a Behr color while Ammonite comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Poppy Seed belongs to the blue-grey family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. At LRV 69 vs 8, Ammonite will read as the brighter of the two — a 61-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Poppy Seed's blue character against Ammonite's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 54.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Poppy Seed vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Poppy Seed 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Ammonite returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Poppy Seed would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Poppy Seed would.
Color Details
Poppy Seed vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Poppy Seed 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 Poppy Seed comparisons
See how Poppy Seed stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 8, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 8, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 8, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Poppy Seed the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 8, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Poppy Seed encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.