Cooking Apple Green vs Baize Green
Cooking Apple Green is a Farrow & Ball color while Baize Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Cooking Apple Green belongs to the beige-green family and Baize Green to the green-yellow family. At LRV 59 vs 54, Baize Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Cooking Apple Green's warm character against Baize Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 3.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cooking Apple Green vs Baize Green in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Cooking Apple Green and Baize Green 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
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. Baize Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Baize Green gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Baize Green gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Baize Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Baize Green gives the walls a little more lift.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Baize Green gives the walls a little more lift.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Baize Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Cooking Apple Green vs Baize Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cooking Apple Green on one side and Baize 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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At LRV 54 vs 4, Cooking Apple Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 54 vs 25, Cooking Apple Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cooking Apple Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Cooking Apple Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 7, Cooking Apple Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 24, Cooking Apple Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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