Deep Caviar vs Van Courtland Blue
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Deep Caviar belongs to the grey family and Van Courtland Blue to the blue-grey family. Van Courtland Blue (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Deep Caviar (LRV 7), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Deep Caviar runs red while Van Courtland Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Deep Caviar vs Van Courtland Blue in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Deep Caviar and Van Courtland 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
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 Van Courtland Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Deep Caviar would.
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. Van Courtland Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Deep Caviar.
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. Van Courtland Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Deep Caviar.
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 Van Courtland Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Deep Caviar would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Van Courtland Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Deep Caviar.
Color Details
Deep Caviar vs Van Courtland Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deep Caviar on one side and Van Courtland 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.
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