Rainy Afternoon vs Ammonite
Where Rainy Afternoon belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Rainy Afternoon belongs to the blue-green family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Rainy Afternoon (LRV 30), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rainy Afternoon runs green while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rainy Afternoon vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rainy Afternoon 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 Rainy Afternoon would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rainy Afternoon.
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 Rainy Afternoon.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rainy Afternoon.
Color Details
Rainy Afternoon vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rainy Afternoon 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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