Kensington Green vs Festoon Aqua
Kensington Green is a Benjamin Moore color while Festoon Aqua comes from Sherwin-Williams. Kensington Green reads as blue-green, while Festoon Aqua reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 45 and 46, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Kensington Green's green and blue character against Festoon Aqua's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Kensington Green vs Festoon Aqua in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Kensington Green and Festoon Aqua are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Kensington Green vs Festoon Aqua Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kensington Green on one side and Festoon Aqua 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.
At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Kensington Green encloses it.
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.
At LRV 45 vs 12, 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.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Kensington Green encloses it.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
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.
Kensington Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 45), opening up a space where Kensington Green encloses it.