Bachelor Blue vs Barren Plain
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Bachelor Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Barren Plain to the greige-grey family. Barren Plain (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Bachelor Blue (LRV 24), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Bachelor Blue runs blue while Barren Plain is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 32.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bachelor Blue vs Barren Plain in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Bachelor Blue and Barren Plain 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 Barren Plain will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bachelor Blue would.
Color Details
Bachelor Blue vs Barren Plain Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bachelor Blue on one side and Barren Plain 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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