Mineral Alloy vs Thousand Oceans
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Mineral Alloy belongs to the blue-grey family and Thousand Oceans to the blue family. Mineral Alloy (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Thousand Oceans (LRV 18), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 11.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mineral Alloy vs Thousand Oceans in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mineral Alloy and Thousand Oceans 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 Thousand Oceans would.
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 Thousand Oceans.
Color Details
Mineral Alloy vs Thousand Oceans Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Alloy on one side and Thousand Oceans 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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