Iced Marble vs Nelson Blue
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Iced Marble belongs to the green-grey family and Nelson Blue to the blue-green family. Nelson Blue (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Iced Marble (LRV 47), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean green, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 10.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Iced Marble vs Nelson Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Iced Marble and Nelson 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 Nelson Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iced Marble 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. Nelson Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iced Marble.
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. Nelson Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iced Marble.
Color Details
Iced Marble vs Nelson Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Iced Marble on one side and Nelson 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 Iced Marble comparisons
See how Iced Marble stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Iced Marble encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Iced Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Iced Marble reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Iced Marble encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Iced Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
Iced Marble reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Iced Marble reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Iced Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Iced Marble the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Iced Marble encloses it.
Iced Marble reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Iced Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Iced Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Iced Marble reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Iced Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Iced Marble reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.