Lightning Bolt vs Old Straw Hat
Lightning Bolt and Old Straw Hat come from the same Benjamin Moore collection. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 85 for Old Straw Hat vs 83 for Lightning Bolt — means Old Straw Hat will open up a space more effectively. Both share a yellow character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Lightning Bolt vs Old Straw Hat Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lightning Bolt on one side and Old Straw Hat 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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Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Lightning Bolt the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Lightning Bolt is decisively the brighter choice.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.