Quilt vs Ammonite
Quilt is a Cloverdale Paint color while Ammonite comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Quilt belongs to the beige family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.2, 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.
Quilt vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Quilt 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 Quilt 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 Quilt 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 Quilt.
Color Details
Quilt vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quilt 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 Quilt comparisons
See how Quilt stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 54, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Quilt reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 27, Quilt is decisively the brighter choice.
Quilt reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 44) makes Quilt the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 54), opening up a space where Quilt encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 54) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 54, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Quilt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Quilt is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Quilt the marginally brighter of the two.
Quilt reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Quilt reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.