Millstone Gray vs Denim Drift
Where Millstone Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Millstone Gray belongs to the grey family and Denim Drift to the blue-grey family. Denim Drift (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Millstone Gray (LRV 17), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Millstone Gray runs green while Denim Drift is decidedly cool, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Millstone Gray vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Millstone Gray and Denim Drift 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 Denim Drift will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Millstone Gray 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. Denim Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Millstone Gray.
Color Details
Millstone Gray vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Millstone Gray on one side and Denim Drift 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 Millstone Gray comparisons
See how Millstone Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 17, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Millstone Gray encloses it.
Millstone Gray reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Millstone Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 17, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Millstone Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Millstone Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Millstone Gray encloses it.
Millstone Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 17), opening up a space where Millstone Gray encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 17), opening up a space where Millstone Gray encloses it.