Nantucket Gray vs Sweet Basil
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Nantucket Gray reads as beige-greige, while Sweet Basil reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Nantucket Gray (LRV 40) reflects noticeably more light than Sweet Basil (LRV 14), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nantucket Gray runs yellow while Sweet Basil is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 29.7, 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.
Nantucket Gray vs Sweet Basil in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nantucket Gray and Sweet Basil 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 Nantucket Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sweet Basil 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. Nantucket Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sweet Basil.
Color Details
Nantucket Gray vs Sweet Basil Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Gray on one side and Sweet Basil 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.