Manchester Tan vs Narragansett Green
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Manchester Tan belongs to the beige family and Narragansett Green to the blue-green family. Manchester Tan (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Narragansett Green (LRV 9), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Manchester Tan runs red while Narragansett Green is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 53.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Manchester Tan vs Narragansett Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Manchester Tan and Narragansett Green 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 Manchester Tan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Narragansett Green 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. Manchester Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Narragansett Green.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Manchester Tan returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Manchester Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Narragansett Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Manchester Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Narragansett Green.
Color Details
Manchester Tan vs Narragansett Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Manchester Tan on one side and Narragansett 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 Manchester Tan comparisons
See how Manchester Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Manchester Tan encloses it.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Manchester Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Manchester Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Manchester Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Manchester Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Manchester Tan encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 51, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.