Plume Grass vs Ammonite
Plume Grass (Cloverdale Paint) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Plume Grass belongs to the yellow family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. The 11-point LRV gap — 69 for Ammonite vs 58 for Plume Grass — means Ammonite will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 9.4 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.
Plume Grass vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Plume Grass 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. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Plume Grass.
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 Plume Grass 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
Plume Grass vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Plume Grass 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 Plume Grass comparisons
See how Plume Grass 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 Plume Grass encloses it.
Plume Grass 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 Plume Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
Plume Grass 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.
Plume Grass reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
Plume Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Plume Grass reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Plume Grass 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, Plume Grass 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 Plume Grass encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Plume Grass encloses it.
Plume Grass reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter 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, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
Plume Grass reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Plume Grass reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 24, Plume Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.