Treron vs Bone China Blue - Mid
Where Treron belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Bone China Blue - Mid is a Little Greene color. Treron reads as greige-grey, while Bone China Blue - Mid reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Bone China Blue - Mid (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Treron (LRV 25), a difference of 40 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Treron runs warm while Bone China Blue - Mid is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.8, 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.
Treron vs Bone China Blue - Mid in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Treron and Bone China Blue - Mid 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 Bone China Blue - Mid will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Treron would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Bone China Blue - Mid reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.
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. Bone China Blue - Mid reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.
Color Details
Treron vs Bone China Blue - Mid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Treron on one side and Bone China Blue - Mid 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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