Northern Cliffs vs Ammonite
Where Northern Cliffs belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Northern Cliffs reads as greige-grey, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Northern Cliffs (LRV 46), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Northern Cliffs runs yellow and red while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Northern Cliffs vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Northern Cliffs 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 Northern Cliffs would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Northern Cliffs.
Color Details
Northern Cliffs vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Northern Cliffs 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.
More Northern Cliffs comparisons
See how Northern Cliffs stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Northern Cliffs encloses it.
Northern Cliffs reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 46), opening up a space where Northern Cliffs encloses it.
Northern Cliffs reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Northern Cliffs reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Northern Cliffs encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Northern Cliffs encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Northern Cliffs encloses it.
Northern Cliffs reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Northern Cliffs encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Northern Cliffs the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 25, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
Northern Cliffs reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 24, Northern Cliffs is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 46) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 46, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.