Mellow Pink vs Calamine
Where Mellow Pink belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Mellow Pink belongs to the beige-pink family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Mellow Pink (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mellow Pink runs red while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. 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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Mellow Pink vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mellow Pink 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 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mellow Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Mellow Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Mellow Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Mellow Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Mellow Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.