Cucumber vs Mesclun Green
Cucumber and Mesclun Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the green-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 28-point LRV gap — 71 for Cucumber vs 42 for Mesclun Green — means Cucumber will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 21.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cucumber vs Mesclun Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cucumber and Mesclun 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
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. Cucumber reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mesclun Green.
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. Cucumber returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Cucumber vs Mesclun Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cucumber on one side and Mesclun 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 Cucumber comparisons
See how Cucumber stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 71 vs 58, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 71 vs 55, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Cucumber the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Cucumber is decisively the brighter choice.
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