Calamine vs Broom yellow
Where Calamine belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Broom yellow is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Calamine belongs to the pink-red family and Broom yellow to the beige-yellow family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Broom yellow (LRV 43), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 70.9, 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 Broom yellow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Calamine and Broom yellow 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
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Broom yellow.
Color Details
Calamine vs Broom yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calamine on one side and Broom yellow 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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