Willow vs Calamine
Where Willow belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Willow belongs to the greige-grey family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Willow (LRV 9), a difference of 58 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Willow runs red while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 51.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow vs Calamine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Willow 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Willow vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow 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 Willow comparisons
See how Willow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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