Cascade Green vs Piazza
Where Cascade Green belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Piazza is a Tikkurila color. Hue-wise, Cascade Green belongs to the green-grey family and Piazza to the beige-greige family. Piazza (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Cascade Green (LRV 43), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cascade Green vs Piazza in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cascade Green and Piazza 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 Piazza will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cascade Green 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. Piazza reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cascade Green.
Color Details
Cascade Green vs Piazza Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cascade Green on one side and Piazza 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.
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