Guilford Green vs Teen Queen
Where Guilford Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Teen Queen is a Cloverdale Paint color. Hue-wise, Guilford Green belongs to the beige-green family and Teen Queen to the pink-purple family. Guilford Green (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Teen Queen (LRV 24), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 46.3, 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 Teen Queen in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and Teen Queen 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 Teen Queen 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 Teen Queen.
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 Teen Queen.
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 Teen Queen.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs Teen Queen Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and Teen Queen 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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