Metropolitan vs Storm
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. At LRV 50 vs 36, Metropolitan will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-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 10.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Metropolitan vs Storm in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Metropolitan and Storm 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. Metropolitan returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Metropolitan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Storm would.
Color Details
Metropolitan vs Storm Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metropolitan on one side and Storm 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 Metropolitan comparisons
See how Metropolitan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.
Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Metropolitan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Metropolitan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Metropolitan the marginally brighter of the two.
Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Metropolitan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.