Mortar vs Guilford Green
Where Mortar belongs to Behr's range, Guilford Green is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Mortar belongs to the grey family and Guilford Green to the beige-green family. Mortar (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Guilford Green (LRV 57), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean yellow, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mortar vs Guilford Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mortar 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.
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. Mortar reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Guilford Green.
Color Details
Mortar vs Guilford Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mortar 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 Mortar comparisons
See how Mortar stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Mortar reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mortar reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Mortar the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Mortar is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 12-point LRV gap (67 vs 55) makes Mortar the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Mortar is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Mortar encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Mortar is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Mortar is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Mortar is decisively the brighter choice.
Mortar reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.