Midnight Blue vs Toasty Gray
Both from Behr's palette. Hue-wise, Midnight Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Toasty Gray to the grey family. Toasty Gray (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Midnight Blue (LRV 9), a difference of 52 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Midnight Blue runs blue while Toasty Gray is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Midnight Blue vs Toasty Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Midnight Blue and Toasty Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Toasty Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Midnight Blue would.
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. Toasty Gray 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. Toasty Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Midnight Blue.
Color Details
Midnight Blue vs Toasty Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Midnight Blue on one side and Toasty Gray 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.