Morning Side vs Ammonite

Morning SideCloverdale PaintvsAmmoniteFarrow & BallΔE 6.6Noticeable difference

Morning Side (Cloverdale Paint) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Morning Side belongs to the pink-red family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. The 9-point LRV gap — 78 for Morning Side vs 69 for Ammonite — means Morning Side will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Morning Side vs Ammonite in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Morning Side and Ammonite are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

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. Morning Side reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ammonite.

Morning SideMorning Side 0096 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. Morning Side returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Morning SideMorning Side 0096 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. Morning Side returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Morning SideMorning Side 0096 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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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 Morning Side will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ammonite would.

Morning SideMorning Side 0096 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. Morning Side returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Morning SideMorning Side 0096 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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AmmoniteAmmonite bathroom color review

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Color Details

Morning Side
Cloverdale Paint · 0096
Hex#F2E1DE
LRV78.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0096
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball · 274
Hex#ddd8cf
LRV68.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number274
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Morning Side vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Morning Side 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 Morning Side comparisons

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

White Dove
Morning Side
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Morning Side
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Morning Side
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Morning Side
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Morning Side
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Morning Side
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Morning Side reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Morning Side
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Morning Side is the lighter choice

French Gray
Morning Side
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Morning Side
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Morning Side reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Morning Side
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Morning Side reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Morning Side
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Morning Side
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Morning Side
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Morning Side
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Black grey
Morning Side
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Piazza
Morning Side
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Morning Side reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Morning Side
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Morning Side reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Morning Side
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Senses
Morning Side
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Morning Side
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Morning Side
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Morning Side reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Morning Side
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Morning Side
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Morning Side
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Morning Side
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Morning Side is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Morning Side
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Morning Side is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Morning Side
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Morning Side reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Morning Side
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Paper
Morning Side
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads slightly lighter

Passageway
Morning Side
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Morning Side is the lighter choice