Green Earth vs Thunderous
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Green Earth belongs to the green-greige family and Thunderous to the grey family. Green Earth (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Thunderous (LRV 15), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Green Earth runs warm while Thunderous is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 18.0, 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.
Green Earth vs Thunderous in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Earth and Thunderous 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 LRV gap is large enough that Green Earth will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thunderous would.
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. Green Earth reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thunderous.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Green Earth reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thunderous.
Color Details
Green Earth vs Thunderous Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Earth on one side and Thunderous 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.