Comparison

Pesto Green vs Breakfast Room Green

Behr PPU11-5 and Farrow & Ball 81, ΔE 2.54 apart

Behr Pesto Green PPU11-5 on a wall, hex #98A98B
Pesto Green Behr PPU11-5
Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green 81 on a wall, hex #90A589
Breakfast Room Green Farrow & Ball 81
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 2.54Close cousins. Paint a sample of each before you choose.

Behr Pesto Green (PPU11-5) and Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green (81) measure a delta-E of 2.54 apart. Pesto Green is 369.4 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 17.8 and 17.6. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Breakfast Room Green depth in Behr's line, start from its LRV of 34.6 rather than matching by name.

Is Behr Pesto Green the same color as Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green?

Not quite, but close - Behr Pesto Green and Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green are delta-E 2.54 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Behr Pesto Green and Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green?

The measured color distance between Behr Pesto Green and Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green is delta-E 2.54.

Which is lighter, Behr Pesto Green or Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green?

Behr Pesto Green is lighter than Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green by 369.4 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 2.54 Pesto Green and Breakfast Room Green
LIGHTESTPesto Green LRV 404.0
DARKESTBreakfast Room Green LRV 34.6
SPREAD369.4LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Pesto Green Breakfast Room Green
Brand Behr Farrow & Ball
Code PPU11-5 81
Hex #98A98B #90A589
Light reflectance 404.0 34.6
Undertone yellow-green yellow-green
Chroma 17.8 17.6
Hue angle 130.6° 136.5°
Color family green green

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