Garden vs Argyle
Where Garden belongs to Little Greene's range, Argyle is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Garden belongs to the green-yellow family and Argyle to the green family. Garden (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Argyle (LRV 20), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Garden runs green while Argyle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.4, 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.
Garden vs Argyle in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Garden and Argyle 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Garden gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Garden reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Garden reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Garden vs Argyle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garden on one side and Argyle 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 Garden comparisons
See how Garden stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.