Fresh Start vs Ammonite
Where Fresh Start belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Ammonite is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Fresh Start belongs to the yellow family and Ammonite to the beige-greige family. Ammonite (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Fresh Start (LRV 64), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fresh Start vs Ammonite in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fresh Start and Ammonite 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Ammonite gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Fresh Start vs Ammonite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Start 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 Fresh Start comparisons
See how Fresh Start stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Fresh Start the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Fresh Start the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Fresh Start encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.