Blue Heather vs Iced Slate
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Iced Slate (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Blue Heather (LRV 51), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Heather vs Iced Slate in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Blue Heather and Iced Slate are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Iced Slate gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Iced Slate reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Blue Heather vs Iced Slate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Heather on one side and Iced Slate 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 Blue Heather comparisons
See how Blue Heather stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Blue Heather the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
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At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
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At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Blue Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
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