Ancona Blue vs Oval Room Blue
Both are Farrow & Ball colors. Hue-wise, Ancona Blue belongs to the blue family and Oval Room Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 48 vs 32, Ancona Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 12.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancona Blue vs Oval Room Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ancona Blue and Oval Room Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Ancona Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Oval Room Blue would.
Color Details
Ancona Blue vs Oval Room Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancona Blue on one side and Oval Room 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.
More Ancona Blue comparisons
See how Ancona Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Ancona Blue encloses it.
Ancona Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Ancona Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ancona Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Ancona Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Ancona Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ancona Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ancona Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Ancona Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Ancona Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Ancona Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Ancona Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ancona Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ancona Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Ancona Blue encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Ancona Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Ancona Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Ancona Blue is decisively the brighter choice.