Guilford Green vs S 2002-Y50R
Where Guilford Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, S 2002-Y50R is a NCS color. Guilford Green reads as beige-green, while S 2002-Y50R reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Guilford Green (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than S 2002-Y50R (LRV 54), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Guilford Green runs yellow while S 2002-Y50R is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.5, 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 S 2002-Y50R in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and S 2002-Y50R 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs S 2002-Y50R Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and S 2002-Y50R 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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