Follow the room through its ordinary day
Judge Boothbay Gray under the light you actually use, rather than expecting one constant screen appearance. Its LRV is 43.26; the key concern is blue-gray cabinets beside a warmer floor . Boothbay Gray has enough blue-gray body to create a definite cabinet color beside white stone.
Warm oak is the large counterpoint to the cabinetry, so a floor-level view matters more than a chip held high on a white wall.
Keep the surroundings in the test
Track which part of Boothbay Gray feels most prominent in each condition: the main hue, its grayed quality or its depth. Keep oak flooring and white stone in the view. This creates a usable record of the palette instead of a list of apparently different colors produced by phone exposure.
Boothbay Gray has an LRV of 43.26; Benjamin Moore Mount Saint Anne 1565 is 41.9. The difference is 1.36 points, with Boothbay Gray returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Boothbay Gray
Evaluate a cabinet-sized panel at floor level so the blue-gray and oak form the intended contrast. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice. The physical-sample checklist covers that related choice.
Record the condition that made Boothbay Gray least convincing as well as its best view. If only a short period of daylight works, change the color or the room plan rather than ignoring the hours when the space is occupied. The north-facing room assessment covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray HC-165. The recorded LRV is 43.26. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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