Pageant Green vs Imagine
Pageant Green is a Behr color while Imagine comes from Jotun. Pageant Green reads as blue-green, while Imagine reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 55 vs 49, Pageant Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Pageant Green's green character against Imagine's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 17.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pageant Green vs Imagine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pageant Green and Imagine 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pageant Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pageant Green gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Pageant Green vs Imagine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pageant Green on one side and Imagine 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 Pageant Green comparisons
See how Pageant Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Pageant Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Pageant Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pageant Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Pageant Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pageant Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.