Cleveland Green vs Ammonite
Where Cleveland Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Cleveland Green reads as beige-green, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Cleveland Green (LRV 23), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cleveland Green runs red while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cleveland Green vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cleveland Green 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 Cleveland Green would.
Color Details
Cleveland Green vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cleveland Green 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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