Teresa's Green vs Slow Green
Where Teresa's Green belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Slow Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Teresa's Green belongs to the green-grey family and Slow Green to the green family. Slow Green (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Teresa's Green (LRV 58), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teresa's Green vs Slow Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Teresa's Green and Slow 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.
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. Slow Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Teresa's Green vs Slow Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teresa's Green on one side and Slow 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.
More Teresa's Green comparisons
See how Teresa's Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Teresa's Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Teresa's Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Teresa's Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Teresa's Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.