Healing Aloe vs Millstone Gray

Healing AloeBenjamin MoorevsMillstone GrayBenjamin MooreΔE 39.9Very different colors

Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Healing Aloe belongs to the green-grey family and Millstone Gray to the grey family. At LRV 68 vs 17, Healing Aloe will read as the brighter of the two — a 51-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a green quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 39.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Healing Aloe vs Millstone Gray in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Healing Aloe and Millstone Gray 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. Healing Aloe returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Healing AloeHealing Aloe Living Room

@brookemidkiff

Millstone GrayBm Millstone Gray Living Room

@justcallmehomegirl

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Healing Aloe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Millstone Gray would.

Healing AloeBenjamin Moore Healing Aloe Bedroom

@beamandbloom

Millstone GrayMillstone Gray Bedroom Paint

@lindseypedey

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Healing Aloe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Millstone Gray would.

Healing Aloe1562 Kitchen Cabinets

@ahdandco

Millstone Gray1581 Kitchen Cabinets

@browninteriorsinc

Color Details

Healing Aloe
Benjamin Moore · 1562
Hex#D5DBD2
LRV68.3
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1562
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight
Millstone Gray
Benjamin Moore · 1581
Hex#6A716A
LRV17.0
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1581
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Healing Aloe vs Millstone Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Healing Aloe on one side and Millstone Gray on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Healing Aloe comparisons

See how Healing Aloe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Healing Aloe
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Healing Aloe
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Healing Aloe
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Healing Aloe
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Healing Aloe reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Healing Aloe
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Healing Aloe
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Healing Aloe reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Healing Aloe
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Healing Aloe reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Healing Aloe
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Healing Aloe
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Healing Aloe reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Healing Aloe
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Healing Aloe
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Healing Aloe
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Healing Aloe
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Healing Aloe
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Black grey
Healing Aloe
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Piazza
Healing Aloe
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Healing Aloe reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Healing Aloe
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Healing Aloe reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Healing Aloe
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Senses
Healing Aloe
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Healing Aloe
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Healing Aloe
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Healing Aloe reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Healing Aloe
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Healing Aloe
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Healing Aloe
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Healing Aloe
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Healing Aloe reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Healing Aloe
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Healing Aloe
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Healing Aloe
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Healing Aloe
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Healing Aloe
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Healing Aloe is the lighter choice