Cherry Chocolate vs Calamine
Where Cherry Chocolate belongs to Dulux's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Cherry Chocolate belongs to the pink family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Cherry Chocolate (LRV 8), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 56.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherry Chocolate vs Calamine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cherry Chocolate 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.
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. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cherry Chocolate.
Color Details
Cherry Chocolate vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherry Chocolate 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.
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