Ocean Abyss vs Kingsport Gray
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Kingsport Gray is a Benjamin Moore color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Kingsport Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Kingsport Gray (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Kingsport Gray is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Abyss vs Kingsport Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Kingsport Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Kingsport 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. Kingsport Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Kingsport Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Kingsport Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Kingsport 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.
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