Ancient Ivory vs James White
Ancient Ivory is a Benjamin Moore color while James White comes from Farrow & Ball. Ancient Ivory reads as beige-yellow, while James White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 80 and 81, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Ancient Ivory's yellow character against James White's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.2, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancient Ivory vs James White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Ancient Ivory and James White 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
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Ancient Ivory vs James White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancient Ivory on one side and James White 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 Ancient Ivory comparisons
See how Ancient Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ancient Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Ancient Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.