Golden Ivory vs Ammonite
Golden Ivory (Dulux) and Ammonite (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Golden Ivory belongs to the beige family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. The 6-point LRV gap — 69 for Ammonite vs 63 for Golden Ivory — means Ammonite 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 22.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Golden Ivory vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Golden Ivory 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.
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.
Color Details
Golden Ivory vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Golden Ivory 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 Golden Ivory comparisons
See how Golden Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Golden Ivory encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Golden Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Golden Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Golden Ivory encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Golden Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.