Dark Harbor vs Salisbury Green
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Dark Harbor belongs to the blue family and Salisbury Green to the green-grey family. Salisbury Green (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Dark Harbor (LRV 8), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dark Harbor runs blue while Salisbury Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.1, 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.
Dark Harbor vs Salisbury Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dark Harbor and Salisbury 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 Salisbury Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dark Harbor would.
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. Salisbury Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dark Harbor.
Color Details
Dark Harbor vs Salisbury Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Harbor on one side and Salisbury 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.
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