Ammonite vs Baked Cherry
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Baked Cherry is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Ammonite belongs to the beige-greige family and Baked Cherry to the pink-red family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Baked Cherry (LRV 3), a difference of 66 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ammonite runs warm while Baked Cherry is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 76.5, 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.
Ammonite vs Baked Cherry in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ammonite and Baked Cherry 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 Ammonite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Baked Cherry would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Baked Cherry.
Color Details
Ammonite vs Baked Cherry Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and Baked Cherry 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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