Verdigris vs Tranquil Dawn
Where Verdigris belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tranquil Dawn is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Verdigris belongs to the blue-green family and Tranquil Dawn to the green-grey family. Tranquil Dawn (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Verdigris (LRV 17), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Verdigris runs green while Tranquil Dawn is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Verdigris vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Verdigris and Tranquil Dawn 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 Tranquil Dawn will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Verdigris would.
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. Tranquil Dawn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Verdigris.
Color Details
Verdigris vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Verdigris on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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 Verdigris comparisons
See how Verdigris stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Verdigris encloses it.
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A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Verdigris encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Verdigris encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Verdigris the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Verdigris encloses it.
Verdigris reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 17), opening up a space where Verdigris encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 17), opening up a space where Verdigris encloses it.