Dill vs Gallery Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Dill belongs to the green-yellow family and Gallery Green to the green-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (24 vs 22), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Dill runs neutral while Gallery Green is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dill vs Gallery Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dill and Gallery 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 temperature contrast between Gallery Green and Dill is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Dill vs Gallery Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dill on one side and Gallery 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 Dill comparisons
See how Dill stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 24, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 24) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 24, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 24, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
Dill reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
Dill reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Dill encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 24, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.