Tuscan Wall vs Ammonite

Tuscan WallCloverdale PaintvsAmmoniteFarrow & BallΔE 28.9Very different colors

Tuscan Wall (Cloverdale Paint) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Tuscan Wall reads as beige, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 6-point LRV gap — 69 for Ammonite vs 63 for Tuscan Wall — means Ammonite will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 28.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Tuscan Wall vs Ammonite in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tuscan Wall 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Ammonite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Tuscan WallTuscan Wall 0981 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball 274 living room paint review

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Ammonite has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Tuscan WallTuscan Wall 0981 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball Ammonite bedroom color paint

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Ammonite has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Tuscan WallTuscan Wall 0981 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball Ammonite kitchen inspiration

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Ammonite gives the walls a little more lift.

Tuscan WallTuscan Wall 0981 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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AmmoniteFarrow and Ball 274 dining room interior idea

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Ammonite has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Tuscan WallTuscan Wall 0981 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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AmmoniteAmmonite bathroom color review

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Color Details

Tuscan Wall
Cloverdale Paint · 0981
LRV63.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0981
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball · 274
LRV68.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number274
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Tuscan Wall vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tuscan Wall on one side and Ammonite on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Tuscan Wall comparisons

See how Tuscan Wall stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Tuscan Wall
White Dove
Tuscan Wall
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Iron Ore
Tuscan Wall
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 6, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Purbeck Stone
Tuscan Wall
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Tuscan Wall reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Tuscan Wall
Evergreen Fog
Tuscan Wall
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Mizzle
Tuscan Wall
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Tuscan Wall the marginally brighter of the two.

Tuscan Wall
Agreeable Gray
Tuscan Wall
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Tuscan Wall
Accessible Beige
Tuscan Wall
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Tuscan Wall the marginally brighter of the two.

Tuscan Wall
Denim Drift
Tuscan Wall
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 27, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
French Gray
Tuscan Wall
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Naval
Tuscan Wall
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Tranquil Dawn
Tuscan Wall
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Tuscan Wall the marginally brighter of the two.

Tuscan Wall
Bancha
Tuscan Wall
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 63 vs 13, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Hardwick White
Tuscan Wall
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 44, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Pure White
Tuscan Wall
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Tuscan Wall encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Artichoke
Tuscan Wall
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Tuscan Wall
Balboa Mist
Tuscan Wall
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Tuscan Wall
Shoji White
Tuscan Wall
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Tuscan Wall
Snowbound
Tuscan Wall
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Pigeon
Tuscan Wall
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Pewter Green
Tuscan Wall
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 12, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Duck Green
Tuscan Wall
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 8, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Skimming Stone
Tuscan Wall
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Tuscan Wall
Dix Blue
Tuscan Wall
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Hicks' Blue
Tuscan Wall
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Tuscan Wall vs Hicks' Blue

Tuscan Wall
Slaked Lime Deep
Tuscan Wall
Slaked Lime Deep

Tuscan Wall vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Tuscan Wall
Vintage Vogue
Tuscan Wall
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 12, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Livid
Tuscan Wall
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Tuscan Wall vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Tuscan Wall
Saybrook Sage
Tuscan Wall
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 45, Tuscan Wall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tuscan Wall
Pale Green
Tuscan Wall
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Tuscan Wall
Pine Needle
Tuscan Wall
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Tuscan Wall
0981 · LRV 63

Tuscan Wall reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.