Newburg Green vs Paper White
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Newburg Green belongs to the blue-green family and Paper White to the green-grey family. Paper White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Newburg Green (LRV 11), a difference of 64 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Newburg Green runs blue while Paper White is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 54.3, 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.
Newburg Green vs Paper White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Newburg Green and Paper White 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 Paper White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Newburg Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Paper White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburg Green.
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. Paper White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburg Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Paper White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburg Green.
Color Details
Newburg Green vs Paper White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Newburg Green on one side and Paper 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.
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