Churlish Green vs Pitch Blue
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. Churlish Green reads as beige-green, while Pitch Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Churlish Green (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Pitch Blue (LRV 15), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Churlish Green runs warm while Pitch Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 58.1, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Churlish Green vs Pitch Blue in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Churlish Green and Pitch Blue 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 Churlish Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pitch Blue 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. Churlish Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pitch Blue.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Churlish Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pitch Blue.
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. Churlish 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. Churlish Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pitch Blue.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Churlish Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pitch Blue would.
Color Details
Churlish Green vs Pitch Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Churlish Green on one side and Pitch Blue 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 Churlish Green comparisons
See how Churlish Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Churlish Green encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 6, Churlish Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Churlish Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Churlish Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Churlish Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Churlish Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Churlish Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Churlish Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Churlish Green encloses it.
Churlish Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Churlish Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Churlish Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Churlish Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Churlish Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Churlish Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Churlish Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.