Trout Gray vs Wales Gray
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Trout Gray belongs to the grey family and Wales Gray to the blue-grey family. Wales Gray (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Trout Gray (LRV 16), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Trout Gray runs blue while Wales Gray is decidedly green and blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.0, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Trout Gray vs Wales Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Trout Gray and Wales Gray 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 Wales Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Trout Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wales Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
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. Wales Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
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. Wales Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Wales Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
Color Details
Trout Gray vs Wales Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Trout Gray on one side and Wales Gray 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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