Shiny Gold vs Ammonite
Where Shiny Gold belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Shiny Gold belongs to the beige-yellow family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Shiny Gold (LRV 36), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shiny Gold vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Shiny Gold 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Shiny Gold would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Shiny Gold.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Shiny Gold.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Ammonite returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Shiny Gold.
Color Details
Shiny Gold vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shiny Gold 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 Shiny Gold comparisons
See how Shiny Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 36 vs 4, Shiny Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 36 vs 21, Shiny Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 36), opening up a space where Shiny Gold encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Shiny Gold encloses it.
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At LRV 68 vs 36, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (36 vs 25) makes Shiny Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Shiny Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 36 vs 7, Shiny Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (36 vs 24) makes Shiny Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 36, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 36, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.