Healing Aloe vs Millstone Gray paint color comparison

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.

Healing Aloe
White Dove
Healing Aloe
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Ammonite
Healing Aloe
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Healing Aloe
Iron Ore
Healing Aloe
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 6, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Purbeck Stone
Healing Aloe
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Evergreen Fog
Healing Aloe
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Mizzle
Healing Aloe
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 68 vs 52, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Agreeable Gray
Healing Aloe
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Healing Aloe reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Healing Aloe
Accessible Beige
Healing Aloe
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Healing Aloe the marginally brighter of the two.

Healing Aloe
Denim Drift
Healing Aloe
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 27, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
French Gray
Healing Aloe
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Naval
Healing Aloe
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Tranquil Dawn
Healing Aloe
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 55, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Bancha
Healing Aloe
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 68 vs 13, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Hardwick White
Healing Aloe
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 44, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Pure White
Healing Aloe
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Healing Aloe encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Artichoke
Healing Aloe
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Healing Aloe
Balboa Mist
Healing Aloe
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Healing Aloe
Shoji White
Healing Aloe
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Healing Aloe
Snowbound
Healing Aloe
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Pewter Green
Healing Aloe
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 12, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Skimming Stone
Healing Aloe
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Healing Aloe
Dix Blue
Healing Aloe
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Calamine
Healing Aloe
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Healing Aloe
Treron
Healing Aloe
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Vintage Vogue
Healing Aloe
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 12, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Saybrook Sage
Healing Aloe
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 45, Healing Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.

Healing Aloe
Pale Green
Healing Aloe
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Pine Needle
Healing Aloe
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Healing Aloe
Cement grey
Healing Aloe
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Healing Aloe
Guilford Green
Healing Aloe
Benjamin Moore
Healing Aloe
1562 · LRV 68

Healing Aloe reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.