Halcyon Green vs Kestrel White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Halcyon Green belongs to the green-grey family and Kestrel White to the beige-greige family. Kestrel White (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Halcyon Green (LRV 38), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Halcyon Green runs cool while Kestrel White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.3, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Halcyon Green vs Kestrel White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Halcyon Green and Kestrel White 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 Kestrel White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Halcyon Green would.
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. Kestrel White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Halcyon Green.
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. Kestrel White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Halcyon Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Kestrel White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Halcyon Green.
Color Details
Halcyon Green vs Kestrel White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Halcyon Green on one side and Kestrel White 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.