Chartreuse vs Humorous Green
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Chartreuse reads as beige-yellow, while Humorous Green reads as beige-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 64 vs 47, Chartreuse will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 26.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chartreuse vs Humorous Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Chartreuse and Humorous Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Chartreuse returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Chartreuse vs Humorous Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chartreuse on one side and Humorous 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 Chartreuse comparisons
See how Chartreuse stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
Chartreuse reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
Chartreuse reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Chartreuse the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Chartreuse the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Chartreuse encloses it.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Chartreuse reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.