Deep River vs Waterbury Green
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Deep River reads as grey, while Waterbury Green reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 26 vs 8, Waterbury Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a green quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 27.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Deep River vs Waterbury Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Deep River and Waterbury 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Waterbury Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Waterbury Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Deep River would.
Color Details
Deep River vs Waterbury Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deep River on one side and Waterbury 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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