Castleton Mist vs Van Deusen Blue
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Castleton Mist belongs to the beige-yellow family and Van Deusen Blue to the blue family. At LRV 61 vs 12, Castleton Mist will read as the brighter of the two — a 49-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Castleton Mist's yellow character against Van Deusen Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 60.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Castleton Mist vs Van Deusen Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Castleton Mist and Van Deusen Blue 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Castleton Mist returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Castleton Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Van Deusen Blue would.
Color Details
Castleton Mist vs Van Deusen Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Castleton Mist on one side and Van Deusen Blue 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 Castleton Mist comparisons
See how Castleton Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Castleton Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Castleton Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Castleton Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Castleton Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Castleton Mist encloses it.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Castleton Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Castleton Mist reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Castleton Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.