Ammonite vs Buoyant Blue
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Buoyant Blue is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ammonite belongs to the beige-greige family and Buoyant Blue to the blue-green family. Buoyant Blue (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Ammonite (LRV 69), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ammonite runs warm while Buoyant Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.1, 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 Buoyant Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ammonite and Buoyant 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 LRV gap is large enough that Buoyant Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ammonite would.
Color Details
Ammonite vs Buoyant Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and Buoyant 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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