Green Parakeet vs Marine Splash
Where Green Parakeet belongs to Behr's range, Marine Splash is a Dulux color. Green Parakeet reads as blue-green, while Marine Splash reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Marine Splash (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Green Parakeet (LRV 48), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Green Parakeet runs green while Marine Splash is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.9, 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 Parakeet vs Marine Splash in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Parakeet and Marine Splash 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 LRV gap is large enough that Marine Splash will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Parakeet would.
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. Marine Splash reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Parakeet.
Color Details
Green Parakeet vs Marine Splash Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Parakeet on one side and Marine Splash 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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