Dolphin Fin vs Guilford Green
Where Dolphin Fin belongs to Behr's range, Guilford Green is a Benjamin Moore color. Dolphin Fin reads as greige-grey, while Guilford Green reads as beige-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (59 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean yellow, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 11.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dolphin Fin vs Guilford Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dolphin Fin and Guilford Green 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Dolphin Fin vs Guilford Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dolphin Fin on one side and Guilford Green 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 Dolphin Fin comparisons
See how Dolphin Fin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Dolphin Fin encloses it.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Dolphin Fin the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Dolphin Fin is decisively the brighter choice.
Dolphin Fin reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Dolphin Fin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Dolphin Fin is decisively the brighter choice.
Dolphin Fin reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Dolphin Fin is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Dolphin Fin encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Dolphin Fin encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes Dolphin Fin the marginally brighter of the two.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Dolphin Fin is decisively the brighter choice.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Dolphin Fin reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Dolphin Fin is decisively the brighter choice.