Stormy Bay vs Ammonite
Where Stormy Bay belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Stormy Bay belongs to the blue-grey family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Stormy Bay (LRV 43), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.3, 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.
Stormy Bay vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stormy Bay 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 Stormy Bay 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 Stormy Bay.
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 Stormy Bay.
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 Stormy Bay.
Color Details
Stormy Bay vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stormy Bay 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 Stormy Bay comparisons
See how Stormy Bay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 43, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stormy Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.