Kale Green vs Snowbound
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Kale Green belongs to the green-grey family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Kale Green (LRV 13), a difference of 70 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Kale Green runs cool while Snowbound is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.9, 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.
Kale Green vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Kale Green and Snowbound 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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Kale 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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kale 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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kale Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kale Green.
Color Details
Kale Green vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kale Green on one side and Snowbound 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 Kale Green comparisons
See how Kale Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Kale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes Kale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 13) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 13, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 13, Treron is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Kale Green encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Kale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.