Rookwood Blue Green vs Succulent
Rookwood Blue Green and Succulent come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Rookwood Blue Green belongs to the blue-green family and Succulent to the green-grey family. The 7-point LRV gap — 22 for Rookwood Blue Green vs 14 for Succulent — means Rookwood Blue Green will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 9.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rookwood Blue Green vs Succulent in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Rookwood Blue Green and Succulent are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Rookwood Blue Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Rookwood Blue Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Rookwood Blue Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Rookwood Blue Green vs Succulent Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rookwood Blue Green on one side and Succulent 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 Rookwood Blue Green comparisons
See how Rookwood Blue Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 22, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Rookwood Blue Green reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 4, Rookwood Blue Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
Rookwood Blue Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
Rookwood Blue Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 22, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 22) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Rookwood Blue Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Rookwood Blue Green encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 7, Rookwood Blue Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 22, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.