Tree Moss vs Pale Green
Tree Moss (Benjamin Moore) and Pale Green (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Tree Moss belongs to the greige-grey family and Pale Green to the green-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 47 vs 48 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Tree Moss leans yellow, Pale Green reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.3 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tree Moss vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Tree Moss and Pale Green are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Tree Moss vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tree Moss on one side and Pale Green 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 Tree Moss comparisons
See how Tree Moss stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tree Moss reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Tree Moss encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Tree Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
Tree Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Tree Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Tree Moss encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Tree Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Tree Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Tree Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tree Moss reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.