Ammonite vs Boringdon Green
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Boringdon Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Ammonite belongs to the beige-greige family and Boringdon Green to the green-grey family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Boringdon Green (LRV 41), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ammonite runs warm while Boringdon Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ammonite vs Boringdon Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ammonite and Boringdon Green 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 Boringdon Green would.
Color Details
Ammonite vs Boringdon Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and Boringdon Green 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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