Perspective® vs Passageway

Perspective®Benjamin MoorevsPassagewayValsparΔE 39.0Very different colors

Where Perspective® belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Passageway is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Perspective® belongs to the grey family and Passageway to the blue-grey family. Perspective® (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Passageway (LRV 14), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Perspective® vs Passageway in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Perspective® 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 Perspective® will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Passageway would.

Perspective®Benjamin Moore CSP-5 children's room

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Color Details

Perspective®
Benjamin Moore · CSP-5
Hex#CBCDCA
LRV60.2
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberCSP-5
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight
Passageway
Valspar · V137-6
Hex#596c77
LRV14.2
BrandValspar
NumberV137-6
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Perspective® vs Passageway Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perspective® on one side and Passageway 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 Perspective® comparisons

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

White Dove
Perspective®
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Perspective®
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Perspective®
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Perspective®
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Perspective® reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Perspective®
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Perspective®
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Perspective® reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Perspective®
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Nearly identical in tone

Denim Drift
Perspective®
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Perspective®
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Perspective® reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Perspective®
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Perspective®
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Perspective®
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Perspective®
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Perspective®
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Black grey
Perspective®
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Piazza
Perspective®
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Perspective®
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Perspective® reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Perspective®
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Senses
Perspective®
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Perspective® reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Perspective®
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Perspective®
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Perspective® reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Perspective®
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Perspective®
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Perspective®
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Perspective® is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Perspective®
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Perspective® reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Perspective®
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Perspective® is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Perspective®
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Perspective®
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Perspective®
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

RAL 180-1
Perspective®
RAL 180-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-1
LRV 49

Perspective® reads slightly lighter