Light Charcoal vs Calamine
Where Light Charcoal belongs to Dulux's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Light Charcoal belongs to the grey family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Light Charcoal (LRV 62), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Light Charcoal runs neutral while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Light Charcoal vs Calamine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Light Charcoal and Calamine are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 — Calamine gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Light Charcoal vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Charcoal 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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