Whipple Blue vs Treron
Where Whipple Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Treron is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Whipple Blue belongs to the blue family and Treron to the greige-grey family. Whipple Blue (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Treron (LRV 25), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Whipple Blue runs blue while Treron is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.5, 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.
Whipple Blue vs Treron in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whipple Blue and Treron 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Whipple Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Whipple Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Whipple Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Whipple Blue vs Treron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whipple Blue on one side and Treron 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 Whipple Blue comparisons
See how Whipple Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 32, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
At LRV 32 vs 6, Whipple Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 32, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Whipple Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Whipple Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 32, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 32 vs 13, Whipple Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 32) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
Whipple Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 32, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 32, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 32, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 32 vs 12, Whipple Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 32, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
At LRV 32 vs 12, Whipple Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 32, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Whipple Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Whipple Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.