Aruba Green vs Arsenic
Where Aruba Green belongs to Behr's range, Arsenic is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Arsenic (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Aruba Green (LRV 29), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Aruba Green runs green while Arsenic is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aruba Green vs Arsenic in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Aruba Green and Arsenic 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 — Arsenic 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. Arsenic reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Arsenic reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Arsenic reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Aruba Green vs Arsenic Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aruba Green on one side and Arsenic 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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