Garden Grove vs Lounge Green
Garden Grove and Lounge Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both greens, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green to land. The 17-point LRV gap — 36 for Lounge Green vs 18 for Garden Grove — means Lounge Green will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 16.3 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.
Garden Grove vs Lounge Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Garden Grove and Lounge Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Lounge Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Garden Grove would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Lounge Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Garden Grove vs Lounge Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garden Grove on one side and Lounge 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 Garden Grove comparisons
See how Garden Grove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 18, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
Garden Grove reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 18, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 18, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 18, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 18, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 18 vs 4, Garden Grove is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 18, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (21 vs 18) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 18, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 18, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.