Stonybrook vs White Dove
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Stonybrook belongs to the grey family and White Dove to the beige-greige family. White Dove (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Stonybrook (LRV 29), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Stonybrook runs green while White Dove is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.7, 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.
Stonybrook vs White Dove in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stonybrook and White Dove 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 White Dove will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Stonybrook 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. White Dove reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Stonybrook.
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. White Dove reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Stonybrook.
Color Details
Stonybrook vs White Dove Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stonybrook on one side and White Dove 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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