Settled, side by side
Comparisons
- White Dove vs Swiss CoffeeWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Swiss Coffee (LRV 81.91): which is warmer, which is brighter, and which designers reach for, with both shown in real rooms.
- White Dove vs Chantilly LaceWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04): Benjamin Moore's soft warm white against its cleanest white, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
- Pure White vs Extra WhiteSherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84) vs Extra White (LRV 86): which is warmer, which reads icy in north light, and which designers prefer for walls and trim.
- Chantilly Lace vs Pure WhiteBenjamin Moore Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04) vs Sherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84): crisp vs softly warm, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
Great Barrington Green
Benjamin Moore · HC-122
Kennebunkport Green
Benjamin Moore · HC-123
In real rooms
Every room, each colorKennebunkport Green
The difference
Read from the numbersKennebunkport Green is the lighter of the two at LRV 31.32, 9.9 points above Great Barrington Green at LRV 21.39. Both read warm. Both belong to the green family. For a whole room, Kennebunkport Green is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Great Barrington Green is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsGreat Barrington Green is one of Benjamin Moore's Historical Colors, and it has the settled, slightly dusty quality the collection is known for — an olive with grey in it and a little yellow warmth, the green of lichen on a stone wall. At LRV 21 it is a mid-dark, strong enough for a full room.
Kennebunkport Green is a soft, greyed sage-olive from Benjamin Moore's Historical Colors — the green of hedges seen in shade rather than sun. At LRV 31 it is a true mid-tone: a color, not a neutral, but a gentle one that never shouts.