Dancing in the Spring vs Ammonite
Where Dancing in the Spring belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Dancing in the Spring reads as grey, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Dancing in the Spring (LRV 20), a difference of 49 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 37.3, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dancing in the Spring vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dancing in the Spring 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 Dancing in the Spring 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 Dancing in the Spring.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dancing in the Spring.
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. Ammonite returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Dancing in the Spring.
Color Details
Dancing in the Spring vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dancing in the Spring 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.
More Dancing in the Spring comparisons
See how Dancing in the Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
Dancing in the Spring reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Dancing in the Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
Dancing in the Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 20, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Dancing in the Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dancing in the Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dancing in the Spring vs Slaked Lime Deep
Dancing in the Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Dancing in the Spring encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 20 vs 7, Dancing in the Spring is decisively the brighter choice.