Guilford Green vs Billowing Smoke
Where Guilford Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Billowing Smoke is a Cloverdale Paint color. Hue-wise, Guilford Green belongs to the beige-green family and Billowing Smoke to the grey family. Guilford Green (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Billowing Smoke (LRV 18), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 34.9, 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 Billowing Smoke in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and Billowing Smoke 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 Guilford Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Billowing Smoke 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. Guilford Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Billowing Smoke.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Guilford Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Billowing Smoke.
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. Guilford Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Billowing Smoke.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs Billowing Smoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and Billowing Smoke 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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