Delicate Honeysweet vs Ammonite

Delicate Honeysweet (Cloverdale Paint) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 25-point LRV gap — 69 for Ammonite vs 44 for Delicate Honeysweet — means Ammonite will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 17.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Delicate Honeysweet vs Ammonite in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Delicate Honeysweet 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

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. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Delicate Honeysweet.

Delicate HoneysweetDelicate Honeysweet 0189 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball 274 living room paint review

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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. Ammonite returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Delicate HoneysweetDelicate Honeysweet 0189 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball Ammonite bedroom color paint

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Ammonite returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Delicate HoneysweetDelicate Honeysweet 0189 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball Ammonite kitchen inspiration

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Delicate Honeysweet would.

Delicate HoneysweetDelicate Honeysweet 0189 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball 274 dining room interior idea

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Ammonite returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Delicate HoneysweetDelicate Honeysweet 0189 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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AmmoniteAmmonite bathroom color review

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Color Details

Delicate Honeysweet
Cloverdale Paint · 0189
Hex#BDAD9A
LRV44.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0189
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball · 274
Hex#ddd8cf
LRV68.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number274
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Delicate Honeysweet vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delicate Honeysweet on one side and Ammonite on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Delicate Honeysweet comparisons

See how Delicate Honeysweet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Delicate Honeysweet
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Delicate Honeysweet
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Delicate Honeysweet
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Delicate Honeysweet
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Delicate Honeysweet
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Delicate Honeysweet
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Delicate Honeysweet
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

French Gray
Delicate Honeysweet
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Nearly identical in tone

Tranquil Dawn
Delicate Honeysweet
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Delicate Honeysweet
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Delicate Honeysweet
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Delicate Honeysweet
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Delicate Honeysweet
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Delicate Honeysweet
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Delicate Honeysweet
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Piazza
Delicate Honeysweet
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Delicate Honeysweet
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Delicate Honeysweet
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Delicate Honeysweet
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Nearly identical in tone

Lamp Black
Delicate Honeysweet
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Delicate Honeysweet
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Delicate Honeysweet
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Delicate Honeysweet
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Delicate Honeysweet
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Delicate Honeysweet
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Delicate Honeysweet
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Delicate Honeysweet reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Delicate Honeysweet
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Delicate Honeysweet
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Delicate Honeysweet
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Delicate Honeysweet
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Delicate Honeysweet is the lighter choice