Elephant Tusk vs Obsidian Green
Where Elephant Tusk belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Obsidian Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Elephant Tusk belongs to the beige-yellow family and Obsidian Green to the green family. Elephant Tusk (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 68 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Elephant Tusk runs yellow while Obsidian Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 77.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Elephant Tusk vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Elephant Tusk and Obsidian 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 Elephant Tusk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Obsidian Green would.
Color Details
Elephant Tusk vs Obsidian Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elephant Tusk on one side and Obsidian 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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