Seattle Gray vs Snail Trail
Seattle Gray (Benjamin Moore) and Snail Trail (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Seattle Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Snail Trail to the blue-white family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 73 vs 75 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Seattle Gray leans blue, Snail Trail reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 0.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Seattle Gray vs Snail Trail in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seattle Gray and Snail Trail are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Seattle Gray vs Snail Trail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Seattle Gray on one side and Snail Trail 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 Seattle Gray comparisons
See how Seattle Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Seattle Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Seattle Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Seattle Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Seattle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Seattle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.