Santorini Blue vs Boothbay Gray: Depth, Materials and the Better Fit

Santorini Blue and Boothbay Gray: the documented difference

Santorini Blue has an LRV of 44.67; Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray HC-165 is 43.26. The difference is 1.41 points, with Santorini Blue returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Santorini Blue's cool gray undertone offers a subdued blue alternative to a clearer, more saturated scheme. Boothbay Gray is a blue-gray with a noticeable midtone presence.

The choice beside linen upholstery and medium walnut

Medium walnut and plain linen supply enough structure that nautical patterns are optional rather than necessary to explain the wall color.

Set up both candidates with linen upholstery and medium walnut. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.

What the comparison can—and cannot—settle

For a second point of reference, Mount Saint Anne is recorded at LRV 41.9.

Let the wood and plain fabric establish the scheme before adding patterned blue accessories. Assess Santorini Blue and Boothbay Gray alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.