Green Balsam vs Livid
Where Green Balsam belongs to Behr's range, Livid is a Little Greene color. Green Balsam reads as green-grey, while Livid reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Green Balsam has an LRV of 39. Both lean green, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 18.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Balsam vs Livid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Balsam and Livid in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Green Balsam vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Balsam on one side and Livid 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 Green Balsam comparisons
See how Green Balsam stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 39, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
Green Balsam reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Green Balsam the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
Green Balsam reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Green Balsam is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
Green Balsam reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 21, Green Balsam is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Green Balsam reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Green Balsam reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Green Balsam encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Green Balsam reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Green Balsam the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Green Balsam is decisively the brighter choice.