Pleasant Valley vs Ammonite
Pleasant Valley (Benjamin Moore) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Pleasant Valley belongs to the green-grey family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. The 18-point LRV gap — 69 for Ammonite vs 50 for Pleasant Valley — means Ammonite will open up a space more effectively. Where Pleasant Valley leans green, Ammonite reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 12.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. 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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Pleasant Valley vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pleasant Valley 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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Pleasant Valley reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
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Pleasant Valley reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Pleasant Valley the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pleasant Valley reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pleasant Valley reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Pleasant Valley encloses it.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Pleasant Valley reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Pleasant Valley encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Pleasant Valley the marginally brighter of the two.
Pleasant Valley reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pleasant Valley reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.