Peppermint Rock vs Livid
Peppermint Rock is a Dulux color while Livid comes from Little Greene. These are both blue-greens, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-green to land. Peppermint Rock has an LRV of 75. The tonal difference — Peppermint Rock's cool character against Livid's green — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 39.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peppermint Rock vs Livid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peppermint Rock and Livid 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
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Peppermint Rock vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peppermint Rock on one side and Livid 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 Peppermint Rock comparisons
See how Peppermint Rock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Peppermint Rock the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 8, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Peppermint Rock the marginally brighter of the two.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.