Black Emerald vs Roycroft Bottle Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Black Emerald belongs to the blue-green family and Roycroft Bottle Green to the green-grey family. Roycroft Bottle Green (LRV 5) reflects noticeably more light than Black Emerald (LRV 1), a difference of 3 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. With a ΔE of 14.1, 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.
Black Emerald vs Roycroft Bottle Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Black Emerald and Roycroft Bottle Green 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Roycroft Bottle Green gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Roycroft Bottle Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Roycroft Bottle Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Black Emerald vs Roycroft Bottle Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Black Emerald on one side and Roycroft Bottle 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.