Cedar Key vs Pale Green
Where Cedar Key belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Cedar Key reads as beige-greige, while Pale Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cedar Key (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Pale Green (LRV 31), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 24.5, 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.
Cedar Key vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cedar Key and Pale 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 Cedar Key will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Green would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Cedar Key reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Color Details
Cedar Key vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cedar Key on one side and Pale 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.
More Cedar Key comparisons
See how Cedar Key stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Cedar Key encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Cedar Key the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cedar Key reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
Cedar Key reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Cedar Key encloses it.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Cedar Key the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.