Passion Flower vs Calamine
Where Passion Flower belongs to Dulux's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Passion Flower belongs to the pink-purple family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Passion Flower (LRV 16), a difference of 52 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Passion Flower runs neutral while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.3, 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.
Passion Flower vs Calamine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Passion Flower 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Passion Flower.
Color Details
Passion Flower vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Passion Flower 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 Passion Flower comparisons
See how Passion Flower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Passion Flower the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 16, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Passion Flower reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Passion Flower reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Passion Flower reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Passion Flower encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.