Great Barrington Green vs Gooseberry Fool 2
Where Great Barrington Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Gooseberry Fool 2 is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Great Barrington Green belongs to the green-grey family and Gooseberry Fool 2 to the greige-grey family. Gooseberry Fool 2 (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Great Barrington Green (LRV 21), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Great Barrington Green runs green while Gooseberry Fool 2 is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Great Barrington Green vs Gooseberry Fool 2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Great Barrington Green and Gooseberry Fool 2 are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Gooseberry Fool 2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Gooseberry Fool 2 gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Great Barrington Green vs Gooseberry Fool 2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Great Barrington Green on one side and Gooseberry Fool 2 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 Great Barrington Green comparisons
See how Great Barrington Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
Great Barrington Green reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 21, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 4, Great Barrington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
Great Barrington Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Great Barrington Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Great Barrington Green reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Great Barrington Green vs Slaked Lime Deep
Great Barrington Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Great Barrington Green encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.