Forget Me Not vs Calamine
Where Forget Me Not belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Forget Me Not reads as blue, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Forget Me Not (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Forget Me Not runs blue while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.2, 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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Forget Me Not vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Forget Me Not 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 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 70 vs 6, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
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Forget Me Not reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
Forget Me Not reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
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Forget Me Not reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Forget Me Not encloses it.
Forget Me Not reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Forget Me Not the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Forget Me Not reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Forget Me Not reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Forget Me Not is decisively the brighter choice.
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