Begin with the weaker light
Boothbay Gray can be assessed for a north-facing room, but the direction alone cannot determine the result. 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
Assess Boothbay Gray against the actual warm and cool materials in the shaded room. A blue or green appearance may be exactly the point, or it may conflict with the brief. The compass direction is background information; the particular window, view and material boundary establish the useful test.
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 situations that call for another color covers that related choice.
Window size, obstruction and season still matter when choosing Boothbay Gray. A compass direction is not a brightness measurement. In the Northern Hemisphere, north-facing daylight is often less directly sunlit; the actual room remains the test. The daylight and evening-light checks 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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