Pompeii Ruins vs Ammonite
Pompeii Ruins is a Cloverdale Paint color while Ammonite comes from Farrow & Ball. Pompeii Ruins reads as blue, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 14.5, 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.
Pompeii Ruins vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pompeii Ruins 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
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. Ammonite 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 Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pompeii Ruins 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 Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pompeii Ruins 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. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pompeii Ruins.
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 Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pompeii Ruins would.
Color Details
Pompeii Ruins vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pompeii Ruins 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 Pompeii Ruins comparisons
See how Pompeii Ruins stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 56, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 6, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
Pompeii Ruins reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Pompeii Ruins the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 13, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 56), opening up a space where Pompeii Ruins encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 56, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 56, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Pompeii Ruins is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Pompeii Ruins the marginally brighter of the two.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Pompeii Ruins reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 56), opening up a space where Pompeii Ruins encloses it.