Kensington Green vs Livid
Kensington Green is a Benjamin Moore color while Livid comes from Little Greene. These are both blue-greens, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-green to land. Kensington Green has an LRV of 45. The tonal difference — Kensington Green's green and blue character against Livid's green — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 22.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Kensington Green vs Livid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Kensington Green and Livid in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Kensington Green vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kensington Green on one side and Livid 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.
More Kensington Green comparisons
See how Kensington Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Kensington Green encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 6, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Kensington Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Kensington Green encloses it.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 8, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Kensington Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.