Mopboard Black vs Passageway
Where Mopboard Black belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Passageway is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Mopboard Black belongs to the grey family and Passageway to the blue-grey family. Passageway (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Mopboard Black (LRV 6), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mopboard Black vs Passageway in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mopboard Black and Passageway 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 Passageway will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mopboard Black would.
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. Passageway reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mopboard Black.
Color Details
Mopboard Black vs Passageway Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mopboard Black on one side and Passageway 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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