Stuart Gold vs Calamine
Stuart Gold is a Benjamin Moore color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Stuart Gold belongs to the beige family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 68 vs 48, Calamine will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Stuart Gold's red character against Calamine's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 41.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stuart Gold vs Calamine in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stuart Gold and Calamine 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Stuart Gold.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Stuart Gold would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Stuart Gold would.
Color Details
Stuart Gold vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stuart Gold 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.
More Stuart Gold comparisons
See how Stuart Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Stuart Gold encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Stuart Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stuart Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Stuart Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stuart Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Stuart Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Stuart Gold encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Stuart Gold encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Stuart Gold encloses it.
Stuart Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Stuart Gold encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Stuart Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 25, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Stuart Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 24, Stuart Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 48, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.