Fresh Scent vs Ammonite
Fresh Scent (Cloverdale Paint) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Fresh Scent reads as beige-yellow, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 11-point LRV gap — 69 for Ammonite vs 58 for Fresh Scent — means Ammonite will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 68.1 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.
Fresh Scent vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fresh Scent 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 Fresh Scent.
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.
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.
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 Fresh Scent would.
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.
Color Details
Fresh Scent vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Scent 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 Fresh Scent comparisons
See how Fresh Scent stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Fresh Scent encloses it.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Fresh Scent the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Scent reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Scent reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Fresh Scent encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Fresh Scent encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Fresh Scent the marginally brighter of the two.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Fresh Scent reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.