Green Sprout vs Secret Garden
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Green Sprout belongs to the beige-green family and Secret Garden to the yellow family. Green Sprout (LRV 34) reflects noticeably more light than Secret Garden (LRV 8), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Green Sprout runs warm while Secret Garden is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.2, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Sprout vs Secret Garden in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Sprout and Secret Garden 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 Sprout will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Secret Garden would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Green Sprout reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Secret Garden.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Green Sprout reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Secret Garden.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Green Sprout returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Green Sprout vs Secret Garden Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Sprout on one side and Secret Garden 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 Green Sprout comparisons
See how Green Sprout stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 34, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Sprout reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Green Sprout the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 34, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
Green Sprout reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 4, Green Sprout is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
Green Sprout reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 21, Green Sprout is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
Green Sprout reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Green Sprout encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (41 vs 34) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 34, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (34 vs 25) makes Green Sprout the marginally brighter of the two.
Green Sprout reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 34 vs 7, Green Sprout is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (34 vs 24) makes Green Sprout the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 34, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.