Moth Gray vs Ammonite
Where Moth Gray belongs to Behr's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Moth Gray (LRV 66), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Moth Gray runs red while Ammonite is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Moth Gray vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Moth Gray and Ammonite are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Ammonite gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ammonite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Ammonite has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Moth Gray vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moth Gray on one side and Ammonite 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 Moth Gray comparisons
See how Moth Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Moth Gray encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Moth Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Moth Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Moth Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Moth Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moth Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Moth Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Moth Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moth Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moth Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Moth Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Moth Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Moth Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Moth Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Moth Gray is decisively the brighter choice.