Guilford Green vs Wickham Gray
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Guilford Green belongs to the beige-green family and Wickham Gray to the green-grey family. Wickham Gray (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Guilford Green (LRV 57), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Guilford Green runs yellow while Wickham Gray is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.9, 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.
Guilford Green vs Wickham Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and Wickham Gray 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 Wickham Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Guilford Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Guilford Green.
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. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Guilford Green.
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. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Guilford Green.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs Wickham Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and Wickham Gray 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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