Ammonite vs China Clay - Deep
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, China Clay - Deep is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Ammonite belongs to the beige-greige family and China Clay - Deep to the beige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than China Clay - Deep (LRV 57), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ammonite runs warm while China Clay - Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ammonite vs China Clay - Deep in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ammonite and China Clay - Deep 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 China Clay - Deep 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. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than China Clay - Deep.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than China Clay - Deep.
Color Details
Ammonite vs China Clay - Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and China Clay - Deep 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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