Dragonfly vs Black green
Where Dragonfly belongs to Behr's range, Black green is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Dragonfly belongs to the blue-grey family and Black green to the blue-green family. Dragonfly (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Black green (LRV 7), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.6, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dragonfly vs Black green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Dragonfly and Black green are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Dragonfly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Black green.
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. Dragonfly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Black green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dragonfly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Black green.
Color Details
Dragonfly vs Black green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dragonfly on one side and Black 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 Dragonfly comparisons
See how Dragonfly stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Dragonfly reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dragonfly reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Dragonfly reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.