Kensington Green vs Pure White
Where Kensington Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Kensington Green belongs to the blue-green family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Kensington Green (LRV 45), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Kensington Green runs green and blue while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Kensington Green vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Kensington Green and Pure White 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 are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kensington Green.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Kensington Green would.
Color Details
Kensington Green vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kensington Green on one side and Pure White 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.
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.