Poppy Seed vs Obsidian Green
Where Poppy Seed belongs to Behr's range, Obsidian Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Poppy Seed belongs to the blue-grey family and Obsidian Green to the green family. Poppy Seed (LRV 8) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Poppy Seed runs blue while Obsidian Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Poppy Seed vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Poppy Seed and Obsidian 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Poppy Seed gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Poppy Seed reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Poppy Seed reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Poppy Seed reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Poppy Seed vs Obsidian Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Poppy Seed on one side and Obsidian 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.
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