Ammonite vs Impatiens Petal
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Impatiens Petal is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ammonite reads as beige-greige, while Impatiens Petal reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (69 vs 70), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.0, 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 Impatiens Petal in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ammonite and Impatiens Petal in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Ammonite vs Impatiens Petal Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and Impatiens Petal 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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