Caldwell Green vs Denim Drift
Where Caldwell Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Caldwell Green belongs to the green-grey family and Denim Drift to the blue-grey family. Denim Drift (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Caldwell Green (LRV 16), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Caldwell Green runs green while Denim Drift is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Caldwell Green vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Caldwell Green and Denim Drift 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 Denim Drift will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Caldwell Green 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. Denim Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Caldwell Green.
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. Denim Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Caldwell Green.
Color Details
Caldwell Green vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Caldwell Green on one side and Denim Drift 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 Caldwell Green comparisons
See how Caldwell Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Caldwell Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Caldwell Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
Caldwell Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Caldwell Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Caldwell Green encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Caldwell Green the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (24 vs 16) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 16, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 16, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.