Ammonite vs Jade Dragon
Where Ammonite belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Jade Dragon is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ammonite belongs to the beige-greige family and Jade Dragon to the green-grey family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Jade Dragon (LRV 30), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ammonite runs warm while Jade Dragon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.8, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ammonite vs Jade Dragon in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ammonite and Jade Dragon 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 Jade Dragon 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 Jade Dragon.
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 Jade Dragon.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Ammonite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jade Dragon.
Color Details
Ammonite vs Jade Dragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ammonite on one side and Jade Dragon 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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