Misted Green vs Denim Drift
Where Misted Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Misted Green reads as green-grey, while Denim Drift reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Misted Green (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Denim Drift (LRV 27), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Misted Green runs green while Denim Drift is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Misted Green vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Misted Green and Denim Drift 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 Misted Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Denim Drift would.
Color Details
Misted Green vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Misted Green on one side and Denim Drift 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 Misted Green comparisons
See how Misted Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Misted Green encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Misted Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Misted Green encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Misted Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Misted Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Misted Green encloses it.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Misted Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Misted Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Misted Green encloses it.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Misted Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Misted Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 46), opening up a space where Misted Green encloses it.