Guilford Green vs Cotton Ball
Where Guilford Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Cotton Ball is a Jotun color. Guilford Green reads as beige-green, while Cotton Ball reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cotton Ball (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Guilford Green (LRV 57), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Guilford Green runs yellow while Cotton Ball is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.0, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Guilford Green vs Cotton Ball in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and Cotton Ball 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 Cotton Ball will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Guilford Green would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Cotton Ball 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. Cotton Ball reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Guilford Green.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs Cotton Ball Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and Cotton Ball 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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