Shale vs Stone Hearth

Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Shale belongs to the greige-grey family and Stone Hearth to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 50 and 48, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.