Millstream vs Mined Coal
Both from Behr's palette. Hue-wise, Millstream belongs to the blue family and Mined Coal to the grey family. Millstream (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Mined Coal (LRV 15), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Millstream runs blue while Mined Coal is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 40.3, 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.
Millstream vs Mined Coal in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Millstream and Mined Coal 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 LRV gap is large enough that Millstream will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mined Coal would.
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. Millstream reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mined Coal.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Millstream reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mined Coal.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Millstream reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mined Coal.
Color Details
Millstream vs Mined Coal Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Millstream on one side and Mined Coal 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.
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