Card Room Green vs Old Silk
Card Room Green is a Farrow & Ball color while Old Silk comes from PPG. Hue-wise, Card Room Green belongs to the green-grey family and Old Silk to the blue-grey family. At LRV 27 vs 17, Card Room Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 16.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. 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 Old Silk in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Card Room Green and Old Silk 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. 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Card Room Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Old Silk would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Card Room Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Old Silk.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Card Room Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Old Silk would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Card Room Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Old Silk would.
Color Details
Card Room Green vs Old Silk Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Card Room Green on one side and Old Silk 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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