Pearl Colour - Dark vs Side Kick
Where Pearl Colour - Dark belongs to Little Greene's range, Side Kick is a PPG color. Pearl Colour - Dark reads as green-grey, while Side Kick reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (54 vs 53), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Pearl Colour - Dark vs Side Kick Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pearl Colour - Dark on one side and Side Kick 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 Pearl Colour - Dark comparisons
See how Pearl Colour - Dark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 30, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Pearl Colour - Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Pearl Colour - Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.