Victorian Mauve vs Ammonite
Where Victorian Mauve belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Victorian Mauve belongs to the grey family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Victorian Mauve (LRV 48), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Victorian Mauve runs red while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Victorian Mauve vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Victorian Mauve 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 Victorian Mauve would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Victorian Mauve.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Victorian Mauve.
Color Details
Victorian Mauve vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Victorian Mauve 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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