Sullivan's Heart vs Ammonite
Where Sullivan's Heart belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sullivan's Heart belongs to the pink-red family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Sullivan's Heart (LRV 65), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.2, 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.
Sullivan's Heart vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sullivan's Heart 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Ammonite gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ammonite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sullivan's Heart vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sullivan's Heart 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 Sullivan's Heart comparisons
See how Sullivan's Heart stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sullivan's Heart encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Sullivan's Heart the marginally brighter of the two.
Sullivan's Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sullivan's Heart encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.