Cypress Green vs Lichen
Where Cypress Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Lichen is a Farrow & Ball color. Cypress Green reads as green-greige, while Lichen reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (35 vs 34), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Cypress Green runs yellow while Lichen is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cypress Green vs Lichen in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Cypress Green and Lichen 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Cypress Green vs Lichen Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cypress Green on one side and Lichen 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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