Baize Green vs Bonsai Tint
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both green-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green-yellow to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (59 vs 60), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Baize Green vs Bonsai Tint in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Baize Green and Bonsai Tint 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Baize Green vs Bonsai Tint Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Baize Green on one side and Bonsai Tint 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 Baize Green comparisons
See how Baize Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Baize Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Baize Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Baize Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
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At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Baize Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Baize Green encloses it.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 25, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Baize Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.