Mineral Alloy vs Stampede
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Mineral Alloy belongs to the blue-grey family and Stampede to the greige-grey family. Mineral Alloy (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Stampede (LRV 20), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mineral Alloy runs blue while Stampede is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mineral Alloy vs Stampede in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mineral Alloy and Stampede 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 Mineral Alloy will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Stampede would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Mineral Alloy returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Mineral Alloy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Stampede.
Color Details
Mineral Alloy vs Stampede Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Alloy on one side and Stampede 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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