Hazel Gaze vs Jade Dragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both green-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green-grey to land. Hazel Gaze (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Jade Dragon (LRV 30), a difference of 20 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 14.9, 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.
Hazel Gaze vs Jade Dragon in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hazel Gaze and Jade Dragon 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 Hazel Gaze will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Jade Dragon 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. Hazel Gaze reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jade Dragon.
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. Hazel Gaze reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jade Dragon.
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. Hazel Gaze reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jade Dragon.
Color Details
Hazel Gaze vs Jade Dragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hazel Gaze on one side and Jade Dragon 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 Hazel Gaze comparisons
See how Hazel Gaze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 6, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazel Gaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Hazel Gaze the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazel Gaze encloses it.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazel Gaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Hazel Gaze the marginally brighter of the two.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.