Deep River vs Pale Green
Where Deep River belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Deep River reads as grey, while Pale Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pale Green (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Deep River (LRV 8), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 35.5, 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.
Deep River vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Deep River 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 Pale Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Deep River would.
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. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Deep River.
Color Details
Deep River vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deep River 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 Deep River comparisons
See how Deep River stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 8, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 52 vs 8, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 8, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 8, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 8, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Deep River the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 8, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 8, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Treron is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Deep River encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 24 vs 8, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.