Mineral Mist vs Ammonite
Where Mineral Mist belongs to Dulux's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Mineral Mist reads as blue, while Ammonite reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (69 vs 69), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Mineral Mist runs cool while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.8, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mineral Mist vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mineral Mist 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
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 temperature contrast between Ammonite and Mineral Mist is what sets these apart most in this context.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Ammonite brings more warmth to the space, while Mineral Mist keeps things cooler and crisper.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Mineral Mist reads more restrained here, while Ammonite adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
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. Ammonite brings more warmth to the space, while Mineral Mist keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Mineral Mist vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Mist 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 Mineral Mist comparisons
See how Mineral Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Mineral Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Mineral Mist encloses it.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Mineral Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Mineral Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mineral Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Mineral Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.