Cypress Green vs Celtic Forest 2
Where Cypress Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Celtic Forest 2 is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Cypress Green belongs to the green-greige family and Celtic Forest 2 to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (35 vs 35), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Cypress Green runs yellow while Celtic Forest 2 is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cypress Green vs Celtic Forest 2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Cypress Green and Celtic Forest 2 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Cypress Green vs Celtic Forest 2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cypress Green on one side and Celtic Forest 2 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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