Boothbay Gray vs De Nimes
Where Boothbay Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, De Nimes is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Boothbay Gray belongs to the blue-green family and De Nimes to the blue-grey family. Boothbay Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than De Nimes (LRV 19), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Boothbay Gray runs green while De Nimes is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 21.8, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Boothbay Gray vs De Nimes in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Boothbay Gray and De Nimes 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 Boothbay Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than De Nimes would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Boothbay Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
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. Boothbay Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Boothbay Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Boothbay Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than De Nimes would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Boothbay Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
Color Details
Boothbay Gray vs De Nimes Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Boothbay Gray on one side and De Nimes 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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