Polished Pearl vs Guilford Green

Polished PearlBehrvsGuilford GreenBenjamin MooreΔE 14.3Distinct difference

Where Polished Pearl belongs to Behr's range, Guilford Green is a Benjamin Moore color. Polished Pearl reads as beige, while Guilford Green reads as beige-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Polished Pearl (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Guilford Green (LRV 57), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Polished Pearl runs red while Guilford Green is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.3, 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.

Polished Pearl vs Guilford Green in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Polished Pearl 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.

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 Polished Pearl will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Guilford Green would.

Polished PearlBehr PPU6-09 living room interior

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Guilford GreenGuilford Green living room color

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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. Polished Pearl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Guilford Green.

Polished PearlBehr Polished Pearl bathroom color

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Guilford GreenBenjamin Moore Guilford Green bathroom paint review

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Color Details

Polished Pearl
Behr · PPU6-09
Hex#f8edd7
LRV85.3
BrandBehr
NumberPPU6-09
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore · HC-116
Hex#CBCDAE
LRV57.2
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberHC-116
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Polished Pearl vs Guilford Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Polished Pearl on one side and Guilford Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Polished Pearl comparisons

See how Polished Pearl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Polished Pearl
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Ammonite
Polished Pearl
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Polished Pearl reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Polished Pearl
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Polished Pearl
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Polished Pearl
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Polished Pearl
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Polished Pearl
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Polished Pearl reads noticeably lighter

Accessible Beige
Polished Pearl
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Polished Pearl
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

French Gray
Polished Pearl
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Naval
Polished Pearl
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Polished Pearl
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Bancha
Polished Pearl
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Hardwick White
Polished Pearl
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Pure White
Polished Pearl
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Nearly identical in tone

Artichoke
Polished Pearl
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Polished Pearl
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Polished Pearl reads noticeably lighter

Shoji White
Polished Pearl
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Polished Pearl reads slightly lighter

Snowbound
Polished Pearl
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Pewter Green
Polished Pearl
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Green
LRV 12

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Polished Pearl
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Polished Pearl reads noticeably lighter

Dix Blue
Polished Pearl
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Calamine
Polished Pearl
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Polished Pearl reads noticeably lighter

Treron
Polished Pearl
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Polished Pearl
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Polished Pearl
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Polished Pearl
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Polished Pearl
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Polished Pearl
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Polished Pearl is the lighter choice

Just Walnut
Polished Pearl
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Polished Pearl reads noticeably lighter