Billiard Green vs Delightful paint color comparison

Billiard Green vs Delightful

Billiard Green and Delightful come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Billiard Green belongs to the green-grey family and Delightful to the pink family. The 42-point LRV gap — 51 for Delightful vs 9 for Billiard Green — means Delightful will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 46.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Billiard Green vs Delightful in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Billiard Green and Delightful 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Delightful reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Billiard Green.

Billiard GreenSW Billiard Green living room accent wall

@the_blondestead

DelightfulA scandinavian living room painted in Delightful

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Delightful returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Billiard GreenSW Billiard Green bedroom inspiration

@leurapaint

DelightfulA cozy bedroom painted in Delightful

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Delightful returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Billiard GreenSw 0016 bathroom

@littlehouseintheplains

DelightfulDelightful — traditional bathroom

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Mudroom

In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The LRV gap is large enough that Delightful will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Billiard Green would.

Billiard GreenSW Billiard Green laundry room color

@allysonhicks.design

DelightfulDelightful — small mudroom

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Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Delightful reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Billiard Green.

Billiard GreenSw 0016 door

@simplylancaster

Delightfulscandinavian front door featuring Delightful by Sherwin-Williams

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Color Details

Billiard Green
Sherwin-Williams · 0016
LRV8.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number0016
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Delightful
Sherwin-Williams · 6289
LRV50.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6289
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Billiard Green vs Delightful Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Billiard Green on one side and Delightful on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.