Blue Spruce vs Middlebury Brown
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Blue Spruce belongs to the blue-grey family and Middlebury Brown to the beige-greige family. Blue Spruce (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Middlebury Brown (LRV 11), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blue Spruce runs blue while Middlebury Brown is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.0, 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.
Blue Spruce vs Middlebury Brown in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Blue Spruce and Middlebury Brown 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. Blue Spruce has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Blue Spruce vs Middlebury Brown Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Spruce on one side and Middlebury Brown 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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