Montpelier vs Blustery Sky

Where Montpelier belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Blustery Sky is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (22 vs 22), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Montpelier runs blue while Blustery Sky is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Montpelier vs Blustery Sky in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Montpelier and Blustery Sky are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

House

Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

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Color Details

Montpelier
Benjamin Moore · AF-555
LRV22.4
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberAF-555
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Blustery Sky
Sherwin-Williams · 9140
LRV21.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9140
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Montpelier vs Blustery Sky Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Montpelier on one side and Blustery Sky on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Montpelier comparisons

See how Montpelier stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Montpelier
Ammonite
Montpelier
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
White Dove
Montpelier
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 83 vs 22, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Iron Ore
Montpelier
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 22 vs 6, Montpelier is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Purbeck Stone
Montpelier
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
Evergreen Fog
Montpelier
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Montpelier
Mizzle
Montpelier
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Agreeable Gray
Montpelier
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
Accessible Beige
Montpelier
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Montpelier
Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Montpelier vs Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

Montpelier
French Gray
Montpelier
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
Naval
Montpelier
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Montpelier reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Montpelier
Tranquil Dawn
Montpelier
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Bancha
Montpelier
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Montpelier the marginally brighter of the two.

Montpelier
Hardwick White
Montpelier
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Pure White
Montpelier
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
Artichoke
Montpelier
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Balboa Mist
Montpelier
Balboa Mist
Montpelier
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Shoji White
Montpelier
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Snowbound
Montpelier
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Pigeon
Montpelier
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
Pewter Green
Montpelier
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Montpelier the marginally brighter of the two.

Montpelier
Duck Green
Montpelier
Duck Green
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 22 vs 8, Montpelier is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Skimming Stone
Montpelier
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Dix Blue
Montpelier
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.

Montpelier
Hicks' Blue
Montpelier
Hicks' Blue
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Montpelier vs Hicks' Blue

Montpelier
Slaked Lime Deep
Montpelier
Slaked Lime Deep
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Montpelier vs Slaked Lime Deep

Montpelier
Vintage Vogue
Montpelier
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Montpelier the marginally brighter of the two.

Montpelier
Livid
Montpelier
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

Montpelier vs Livid

Montpelier
Saybrook Sage
Montpelier
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22

At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Montpelier
Pale Green
Montpelier
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Montpelier
AF-555 · LRV 22
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.