Apple White vs Calamine
Apple White (Dulux) and Calamine (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Apple White reads as beige-white, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 15-point LRV gap — 83 for Apple White vs 68 for Calamine — means Apple White will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 12.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apple White vs Calamine in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Apple White and Calamine 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. Apple White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
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. Apple White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Apple White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Apple White vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple White on one side and Calamine 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 Apple White comparisons
See how Apple White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Apple White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Apple White reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.