Mineral Alloy vs Stone Harbor
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Mineral Alloy belongs to the blue-grey family and Stone Harbor to the grey family. Stone Harbor (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Mineral Alloy (LRV 28), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mineral Alloy runs blue while Stone Harbor is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mineral Alloy vs Stone Harbor in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mineral Alloy and Stone Harbor 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 Stone Harbor will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mineral Alloy would.
Color Details
Mineral Alloy vs Stone Harbor Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Alloy on one side and Stone Harbor 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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