Outrageous Green vs Overt Green
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the green-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 40 vs 34, Outrageous Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 25.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Outrageous Green vs Overt Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Outrageous Green and Overt Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Outrageous Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Outrageous Green vs Overt Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Outrageous Green on one side and Overt Green 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 Outrageous Green comparisons
See how Outrageous Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Outrageous Green encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Outrageous Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Outrageous Green encloses it.
Outrageous Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Outrageous Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Outrageous Green is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Outrageous Green reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 13, Outrageous Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Outrageous Green encloses it.
Outrageous Green reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Outrageous Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Outrageous Green encloses it.
Outrageous Green reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Outrageous Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Outrageous Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Outrageous Green reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Outrageous Green reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Outrageous Green encloses it.