Green Ground vs Pure White
Where Green Ground belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Green Ground reads as beige-green, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Green Ground (LRV 67), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 17.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Ground vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Ground and Pure White 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 Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Ground 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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Ground.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Ground.
Color Details
Green Ground vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Ground on one side and Pure White 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 Green Ground comparisons
See how Green Ground stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Green Ground encloses it.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Green Ground the marginally brighter of the two.
Green Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 4, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 21, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Green Ground encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 51, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 67 vs 41, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Green Ground reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Green Ground is decisively the brighter choice.