Ashland Slate vs Treron
Ashland Slate is a Benjamin Moore color while Treron comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Ashland Slate belongs to the grey family and Treron to the greige-grey family. At LRV 25 vs 16, Treron will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Ashland Slate's blue character against Treron's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 17.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ashland Slate vs Treron in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ashland Slate and Treron in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Treron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ashland Slate would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Treron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ashland Slate would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Treron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ashland Slate would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Treron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ashland Slate would.
Color Details
Ashland Slate vs Treron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ashland Slate on one side and Treron 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.
More Ashland Slate comparisons
See how Ashland Slate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 16, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Ashland Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 16, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 16) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
Ashland Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 16, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 16, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 16, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 16, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 16, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Ashland Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Ashland Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 16, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
Ashland Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 16), opening up a space where Ashland Slate encloses it.