Prescott Green vs Naval
Where Prescott Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Prescott Green reads as green-grey, while Naval reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Prescott Green (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 51 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Prescott Green runs green while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 57.9, 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.
Prescott Green vs Naval in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Prescott Green and Naval 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 Prescott Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
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. Prescott Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Prescott Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Prescott Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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 Prescott Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Prescott Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Prescott Green vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Prescott Green on one side and Naval 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 Prescott Green comparisons
See how Prescott Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Prescott Green encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Prescott Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Prescott Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Prescott Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Prescott Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Prescott Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Prescott Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 21, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Prescott Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Prescott Green encloses it.
Prescott Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Prescott Green encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 41, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (68 vs 56) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 25, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Prescott Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Prescott Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 24, Prescott Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 56, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.