Newburg Green vs Magnolia
Where Newburg Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Magnolia is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Newburg Green belongs to the blue-green family and Magnolia to the beige family. Magnolia (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Newburg Green (LRV 11), a difference of 72 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Newburg Green runs blue while Magnolia is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.2, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Newburg Green vs Magnolia in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Newburg Green and Magnolia 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 Magnolia 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. Magnolia 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. Magnolia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburg Green.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Magnolia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburg Green.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Magnolia returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Magnolia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburg Green.
Color Details
Newburg Green vs Magnolia Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Newburg Green on one side and Magnolia 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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