Tropical Trail vs Green Jewel
Where Tropical Trail belongs to Behr's range, Green Jewel is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both greens, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green to land. Green Jewel (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Tropical Trail (LRV 48), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tropical Trail runs green while Green Jewel is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tropical Trail vs Green Jewel in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Tropical Trail and Green Jewel are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Green Jewel will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tropical Trail would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Green Jewel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Green Jewel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
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. Green Jewel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
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. Green Jewel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
Color Details
Tropical Trail vs Green Jewel Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tropical Trail on one side and Green Jewel 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 Tropical Trail comparisons
See how Tropical Trail stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Trail encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 6, Tropical Trail is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Trail encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Tropical Trail is decisively the brighter choice.
Tropical Trail reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tropical Trail reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Tropical Trail is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Tropical Trail the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Trail encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Tropical Trail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 8, Tropical Trail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Tropical Trail reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Tropical Trail is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tropical Trail reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.