Tuscany Green vs Naval
Where Tuscany Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tuscany Green belongs to the green-greige family and Naval to the blue family. Tuscany Green (LRV 10) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tuscany Green runs yellow while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 21.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tuscany Green vs Naval in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tuscany 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Tuscany Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Tuscany Green 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. Tuscany Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tuscany Green vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tuscany 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 Tuscany Green comparisons
See how Tuscany Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 10, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
Tuscany Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 10, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 10, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 10, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 10, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 10, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (21 vs 10) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 10, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 10, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 10), opening up a space where Tuscany Green encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 10, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.