Newburyport Blue vs Treron
Where Newburyport Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Treron is a Farrow & Ball color. Newburyport Blue reads as blue, while Treron reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Treron (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Newburyport Blue (LRV 10), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Newburyport Blue runs blue while Treron is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 30.9, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Newburyport Blue vs Treron in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Newburyport Blue and Treron 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 Treron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Newburyport Blue would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Treron reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburyport Blue.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Treron returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Treron reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburyport Blue.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Treron reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburyport Blue.
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. Treron reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburyport Blue.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Treron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Newburyport Blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Treron reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Newburyport Blue.
Color Details
Newburyport Blue vs Treron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Newburyport Blue on one side and Treron 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 Newburyport Blue comparisons
See how Newburyport Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 10, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
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At LRV 52 vs 10, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 10, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 10, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 10, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Newburyport Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 10, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (21 vs 10) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 10, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 10, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 10), opening up a space where Newburyport Blue encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 10, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.