Willow vs Black Oak
Willow is a Benjamin Moore color while Black Oak comes from Cloverdale Paint. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 9 and 8, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow vs Black Oak in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Willow and Black Oak are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Willow vs Black Oak Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow on one side and Black Oak 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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