Metropolitan vs Vintage Vogue

MetropolitanBenjamin MoorevsVintage VogueBenjamin MooreΔE 38.3Very different colors

Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Metropolitan belongs to the grey family and Vintage Vogue to the green-grey family. At LRV 50 vs 12, Metropolitan will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-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 38.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Metropolitan vs Vintage Vogue in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Metropolitan and Vintage Vogue 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.

MetropolitanBm Metropolitan Modern Living Room

@firstsaturdayre

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@vintageirishkat

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 Metropolitan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue would.

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@intentionaldesigns

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@basilandtate

Dining Room

Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Metropolitan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.

MetropolitanAf-690 Dining Room

@katiebowlinghome

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@ordinarylifeathome

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 Vintage Vogue would.

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@in.lakeview.we.built

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@henriinteriors

Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Metropolitan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue would.

MetropolitanAf-690 Home Office

@victorialeehome

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@benjaminmooreth

Color Details

Metropolitan
Benjamin Moore · AF-690
Hex#BABDB8
LRV50.0
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberAF-690
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore · 462
Hex#565D4F
LRV11.8
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number462
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Metropolitan vs Vintage Vogue Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metropolitan on one side and Vintage Vogue 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 Metropolitan comparisons

See how Metropolitan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Metropolitan
White Dove
Metropolitan
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.

Metropolitan
Ammonite
Metropolitan
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Iron Ore
Metropolitan
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Metropolitan
Purbeck Stone
Metropolitan
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Metropolitan
Evergreen Fog
Metropolitan
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

At LRV 50 vs 30, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Mizzle
Metropolitan
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Metropolitan
Agreeable Gray
Metropolitan
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Metropolitan
Accessible Beige
Metropolitan
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Metropolitan
Denim Drift
Metropolitan
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Metropolitan
French Gray
Metropolitan
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Metropolitan the marginally brighter of the two.

Metropolitan
Naval
Metropolitan
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 50 vs 4, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Tranquil Dawn
Metropolitan
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Metropolitan
Bancha
Metropolitan
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Metropolitan
Hardwick White
Metropolitan
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Metropolitan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Metropolitan
Pure White
Metropolitan
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Artichoke
Metropolitan
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 50 vs 21, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Metropolitan
Balboa Mist
Metropolitan
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.

Metropolitan
Shoji White
Metropolitan
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.

Metropolitan
Snowbound
Metropolitan
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.

Metropolitan
Pewter Green
Metropolitan
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Metropolitan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Metropolitan
Skimming Stone
Metropolitan
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Metropolitan encloses it.

Metropolitan
Dix Blue
Metropolitan
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Metropolitan the marginally brighter of the two.

Metropolitan
Calamine
Metropolitan
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 50, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Treron
Metropolitan
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 50 vs 25, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Saybrook Sage
Metropolitan
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

Metropolitan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Metropolitan
Pale Green
Metropolitan
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 50 vs 31, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Pine Needle
Metropolitan
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

At LRV 50 vs 7, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Metropolitan
Cement grey
Metropolitan
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 50 vs 24, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Metropolitan
Guilford Green
Metropolitan
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.

Metropolitan
Just Walnut
Metropolitan
Just Walnut
Benjamin Moore
Metropolitan
AF-690 · LRV 50

At LRV 72 vs 50, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.