Nantucket Gray vs Naval
Nantucket Gray is a Benjamin Moore color while Naval comes from Sherwin-Williams. Nantucket Gray reads as beige-greige, while Naval reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 40 vs 4, Nantucket Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 35-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Nantucket Gray's yellow character against Naval's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 50.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nantucket Gray vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nantucket Gray and Naval 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Nantucket Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Nantucket Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Nantucket Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Nantucket Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Nantucket Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Nantucket Gray vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Gray on one side and Naval 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 Nantucket Gray comparisons
See how Nantucket Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.
Nantucket Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 13, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.
Nantucket Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 8, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Nantucket Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nantucket Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.