Ammonite vs Aviary Blue
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Aviary Blue is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ammonite belongs to the beige-greige family and Aviary Blue to the blue family. Aviary Blue (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Ammonite (LRV 69), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ammonite runs warm while Aviary Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.9, 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 Aviary Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ammonite and Aviary Blue 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Aviary Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Aviary Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Ammonite vs Aviary Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and Aviary Blue 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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