Guilford Green vs Sunbaked Terracotta
Where Guilford Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Sunbaked Terracotta is a Dulux color. Guilford Green reads as beige-green, while Sunbaked Terracotta reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Guilford Green (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Sunbaked Terracotta (LRV 53), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Guilford Green runs yellow while Sunbaked Terracotta is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Guilford Green vs Sunbaked Terracotta in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and Sunbaked Terracotta 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Guilford Green gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs Sunbaked Terracotta Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and Sunbaked Terracotta 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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