Fresh Butter vs Ammonite
Fresh Butter is a Benjamin Moore color while Ammonite comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Fresh Butter belongs to the beige-yellow family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 69 and 69, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Fresh Butter's yellow character against Ammonite's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 28.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. 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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Fresh Butter vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Butter 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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At LRV 69 vs 6, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
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Fresh Butter reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Butter reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Fresh Butter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
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Fresh Butter reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
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Fresh Butter reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Fresh Butter the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Butter reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Fresh Butter reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Fresh Butter is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Butter reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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