Ivory vs Calamine
Ivory is a Cloverdale Paint color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Ivory belongs to the beige family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 82 vs 68, Ivory will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 10.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory and Calamine 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Ivory returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Ivory reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Color Details
Ivory vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory 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 Ivory comparisons
See how Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.