Colleen Green vs Apple White
Colleen Green is a Cloverdale Paint color while Apple White comes from Dulux. Hue-wise, Colleen Green belongs to the green-yellow family and Apple White to the beige-white family. With LRVs of 83 and 83, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.2, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Colleen Green vs Apple White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Colleen Green and Apple White 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Colleen Green vs Apple White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Colleen Green on one side and Apple White 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 Colleen Green comparisons
See how Colleen Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 30, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 4, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 21, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Colleen Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 41, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Colleen Green reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 31, Colleen Green is decisively the brighter choice.