Fernwood Green vs Pale Green
Where Fernwood Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Fernwood Green belongs to the beige-green family and Pale Green to the green family. Fernwood Green (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Pale Green (LRV 31), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fernwood Green vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fernwood Green 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 Fernwood Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Green would.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Fernwood Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Fernwood Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Color Details
Fernwood Green vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fernwood Green 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 Fernwood Green comparisons
See how Fernwood Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Fernwood Green encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 57, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Fernwood Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Fernwood Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Fernwood Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fernwood Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fernwood Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Fernwood Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Fernwood Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Fernwood Green encloses it.
Fernwood Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 25, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Fernwood Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Fernwood Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 24, Fernwood Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.