Snail Trail vs Obsidian Green
Where Snail Trail belongs to Dulux's range, Obsidian Green is a Little Greene color. Snail Trail reads as blue-white, while Obsidian Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Snail Trail (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 74 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Snail Trail runs cool while Obsidian Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 78.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Snail Trail vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Snail Trail and Obsidian Green 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 Snail Trail will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Obsidian Green would.
Color Details
Snail Trail vs Obsidian Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snail Trail on one side and Obsidian 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.
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