Maritime White vs Weston Flax
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Maritime White reads as beige-white, while Weston Flax reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Weston Flax (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Maritime White (LRV 72), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Maritime White runs red while Weston Flax is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.2, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Maritime White vs Weston Flax in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Maritime White and Weston Flax 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Weston Flax gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Weston Flax reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Weston Flax reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Weston Flax reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Maritime White vs Weston Flax Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Maritime White on one side and Weston Flax 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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