Calamine vs April Green
Where Calamine belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, April Green is a Jotun color. Calamine reads as pink-red, while April Green reads as beige-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than April Green (LRV 34), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 28.3, 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.
Calamine vs April Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Calamine and April Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Calamine vs April Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calamine on one side and April Green 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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