Bennington Gray vs Livid
Bennington Gray (Benjamin Moore) and Livid (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Bennington Gray reads as beige-greige, while Livid reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Bennington Gray has an LRV of 47. Where Bennington Gray leans red, Livid reads green — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 28.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bennington Gray vs Livid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bennington Gray and Livid 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Bennington Gray vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bennington Gray on one side and Livid 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 Bennington Gray comparisons
See how Bennington Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Bennington Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Bennington Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Bennington Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Bennington Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Bennington Gray encloses it.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Bennington Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.