Spring Rose vs Calamine
Where Spring Rose belongs to Dulux's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Spring Rose belongs to the pink family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Spring Rose (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Spring Rose runs neutral while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Spring Rose vs Calamine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Spring Rose 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.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Spring Rose will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Spring Rose reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Color Details
Spring Rose vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spring Rose 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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