Tarrytown Green vs Faded Indigo
Where Tarrytown Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Faded Indigo is a Dulux color. Tarrytown Green reads as blue-green, while Faded Indigo reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Faded Indigo (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Tarrytown Green (LRV 10), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tarrytown Green runs green while Faded Indigo is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.8, 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.
Tarrytown Green vs Faded Indigo in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tarrytown Green and Faded Indigo 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Faded Indigo gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Faded Indigo reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Faded Indigo reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Faded Indigo reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tarrytown Green vs Faded Indigo Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tarrytown Green on one side and Faded Indigo 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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