Stone Hearth vs Naval
Where Stone Hearth belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Stone Hearth belongs to the beige-greige family and Naval to the blue family. Stone Hearth (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Stone Hearth runs red while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 54.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stone Hearth vs Naval in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stone Hearth 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
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 Stone Hearth will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
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. Stone Hearth reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Stone Hearth reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Stone Hearth vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stone Hearth 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.
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