Misty Gray vs Livid
Where Misty Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Livid is a Little Greene color. These are both blue-greens, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-green to land. Misty Gray has an LRV of 81. Both lean green, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 42.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Misty Gray vs Livid in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Misty Gray and Livid 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Misty Gray vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Misty Gray on one side and Livid 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 Misty Gray comparisons
See how Misty Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Misty Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Misty Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 8, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Misty Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Misty Gray reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.