Wish vs Calamine
Wish (Benjamin Moore) and Calamine (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Wish reads as greige-grey, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 9-point LRV gap — 68 for Calamine vs 59 for Wish — means Calamine will open up a space more effectively. Where Wish leans red, Calamine reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 7.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wish vs Calamine in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Wish and Calamine are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wish.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. 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
Wish vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wish 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 Wish comparisons
See how Wish stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Wish encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Wish the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Wish is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wish reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Wish is decisively the brighter choice.
Wish reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wish reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Wish encloses it.
Wish reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Wish reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wish reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wish reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Wish is decisively the brighter choice.