Exclusive Plum vs Rookwood Dark Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Exclusive Plum belongs to the grey family and Rookwood Dark Green to the green-grey family. Exclusive Plum (LRV 16) reflects noticeably more light than Rookwood Dark Green (LRV 10), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 19.3, 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.
Exclusive Plum vs Rookwood Dark Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Exclusive Plum and Rookwood Dark 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 — Exclusive Plum gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Exclusive Plum reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Exclusive Plum reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Exclusive Plum vs Rookwood Dark Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Exclusive Plum on one side and Rookwood Dark 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.
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