Stolen Kiss vs Calamine
Stolen Kiss (Behr) and Calamine (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Stolen Kiss reads as beige-pink, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 7-point LRV gap — 75 for Stolen Kiss vs 68 for Calamine — means Stolen Kiss will open up a space more effectively. Where Stolen Kiss leans red, Calamine reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 4.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stolen Kiss vs Calamine in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Stolen Kiss and Calamine are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Stolen Kiss reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Stolen Kiss has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Stolen Kiss has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Stolen Kiss vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stolen Kiss on one side and Calamine 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 Stolen Kiss comparisons
See how Stolen Kiss stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Stolen Kiss the marginally brighter of the two.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 25, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 24, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 57, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.