Lightning Bolt vs Calamine
Where Lightning Bolt belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Lightning Bolt reads as beige-yellow, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lightning Bolt (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lightning Bolt runs yellow while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 21.8, 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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Lightning Bolt vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lightning Bolt 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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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 83 vs 6, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Lightning Bolt the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
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Lightning Bolt reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.