Apricot Chiffon vs Calamine
Where Apricot Chiffon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Apricot Chiffon reads as beige, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (67 vs 68), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Apricot Chiffon runs red while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Apricot Chiffon vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apricot Chiffon 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.
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With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
Apricot Chiffon reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Apricot Chiffon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (67 vs 55) makes Apricot Chiffon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Apricot Chiffon encloses it.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Apricot Chiffon is decisively the brighter choice.
Apricot Chiffon reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.