Card Room Green vs Green Smoke
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Card Room Green (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Green Smoke (LRV 19), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Card Room Green vs Green Smoke in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Card Room Green and Green Smoke 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
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 Card Room Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Smoke would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Card Room Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
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. Card Room Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Card Room Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Card Room Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
Color Details
Card Room Green vs Green Smoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Card Room Green on one side and Green Smoke 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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