Grape's Treasure vs Ammonite
Where Grape's Treasure belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Grape's Treasure belongs to the purple family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Grape's Treasure (LRV 47), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.7, 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.
Grape's Treasure vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Grape's Treasure 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 Grape's Treasure 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 Grape's Treasure.
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 Grape's Treasure.
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 Grape's Treasure.
Color Details
Grape's Treasure vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grape's Treasure 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 Grape's Treasure comparisons
See how Grape's Treasure stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Grape's Treasure encloses it.
Grape's Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Grape's Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Grape's Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Grape's Treasure the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Grape's Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Grape's Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Grape's Treasure reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Grape's Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Grape's Treasure encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Grape's Treasure encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Grape's Treasure encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Grape's Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Grape's Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Grape's Treasure encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Grape's Treasure the marginally brighter of the two.
Grape's Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Grape's Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Grape's Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.