The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Great Barrington Green
Benjamin Moore · HC-122
An heirloom green
Pine Frost
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9656
Mint for grown-ups
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersPine Frost is the lighter of the two at LRV 65, 43.6 points above Great Barrington Green at LRV 21.39. Great Barrington Green leans warm where Pine Frost reads cool. Both belong to the greens family. For a whole room, Pine Frost 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.
Pine Frost is a pale, frosted green that reads almost as a tinted white in bright light and as a soft silvery sage in shade. At LRV 65 it is light enough for a whole bedroom yet has enough pigment to feel like a decision. There is no sweetness in it — the grey keeps it cool and quiet.