Marshy Habitat vs Calamine
Marshy Habitat is a Cloverdale Paint color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Marshy Habitat belongs to the greige-grey family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 68 vs 45, Calamine will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 14.3, 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.
Marshy Habitat vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Marshy Habitat 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. Calamine 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 Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Marshy Habitat 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 Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Marshy Habitat 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. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Marshy Habitat.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Marshy Habitat would.
Color Details
Marshy Habitat vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Marshy Habitat 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 Marshy Habitat comparisons
See how Marshy Habitat stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Marshy Habitat encloses it.
Marshy Habitat reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Marshy Habitat is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Marshy Habitat encloses it.
Marshy Habitat reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Marshy Habitat is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Marshy Habitat reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Marshy Habitat is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Marshy Habitat encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Marshy Habitat encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Marshy Habitat encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Marshy Habitat reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Marshy Habitat reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Marshy Habitat encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Marshy Habitat the marginally brighter of the two.
Marshy Habitat reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Marshy Habitat is decisively the brighter choice.