Essex Green vs Blackened Black
Where Essex Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Blackened Black is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Essex Green belongs to the green family and Blackened Black to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (6 vs 7), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Essex Green runs green while Blackened Black is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Essex Green vs Blackened Black in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Essex Green and Blackened Black 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 temperature contrast between Blackened Black and Essex Green is what sets these apart most in this context.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Blackened Black brings more warmth to the space, while Essex Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
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. Blackened Black brings more warmth to the space, while Essex Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
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. Blackened Black brings more warmth to the space, while Essex Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Essex Green vs Blackened Black Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Essex Green on one side and Blackened Black 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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