Green Smoke vs Sable Stone
Where Green Smoke belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Sable Stone is a Jotun color. Green Smoke reads as green-grey, while Sable Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sable Stone (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Green Smoke (LRV 19), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Green Smoke runs neutral while Sable Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.5, 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.
Green Smoke vs Sable Stone in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Smoke and Sable Stone 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 Sable Stone 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. Sable Stone 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. Sable Stone 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. Sable Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Sable Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Sable Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
Color Details
Green Smoke vs Sable Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Smoke on one side and Sable Stone 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 Smoke comparisons
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