Blue-gray cabinets beside a warmer floor
Boothbay Gray is a blue-gray with a noticeable midtone presence. The useful starting point for this review is oak flooring and white stone. This is a proposal for assessing the color, not a claim that it has been tested in your home. The Boothbay Gray HC-165 manufacturer reference supplies the color identity and published specifications.
Boothbay Gray has enough blue-gray body to create a definite cabinet color beside white stone.
Evaluate a cabinet-sized panel at floor level so the blue-gray and oak form the intended contrast.
Before ordering boards, organize Boothbay Gray and alternatives such as Mount Saint Anne with the comparison chips on paintcolorvisualizer.com. Keep the brands and codes attached to the shortlist, then compare physical samples beside oak flooring and white stone.
The deciding edge: oak flooring and white stone
Warm oak is the large counterpoint to the cabinetry, so a floor-level view matters more than a chip held high on a white wall.
For material, compare Boothbay Gray with Mount Saint Anne beside oak flooring and white stone. The purpose is to decide which color direction belongs in the space, not to prove that one named shade is always greener or bluer in every room. Remove patterned accessories for the first check, then return the items you will actually keep. That separates the wall-color decision from the effect of a crowded palette.
To clarify the difference between Boothbay Gray and Mount Saint Anne, use Coloraw Color Comparison while keeping the same room and surrounding materials in view. Follow the digital comparison with two labeled physical boards under identical light.
What Boothbay Gray HC-165 actually brings to the palette
Boothbay Gray has enough blue-gray body to create a definite cabinet color beside white stone.
Use Benjamin Moore and the complete code HC-165 when ordering a sample. The working question is blue-gray cabinets beside a warmer floor. A broad family name cannot settle the relationship with oak flooring and white stone.
Use the lighting reference on Paintuma Boothbay Gray HC-165 to plan which appearances to check, then move the Boothbay Gray sample through your own daylight and evening conditions. The aim is to evaluate blue-gray cabinets beside a warmer floor, not to treat a rendered scene as a measured result.
Digital reference · LRV 43.26
Digital reference · LRV 41.9
Digital reference · LRV 49.7
A palette with Boothbay Gray in a defined role
The manufacturer's coordinating suggestions include Stonington Gray HC-170, White Wisp OC-54 and Frosted Petal 2089-70. These are separate named colors to sample, not interchangeable formulas. For the material direction considered here—oak flooring and white stone—choose which surface each candidate would occupy before deciding that the whole set belongs in the room.
Choose the main painted surface before assigning trim and accent colors. In the oak flooring and white stone direction, let the largest fixed surface set the constraint. Compare unequal sample areas that reflect the intended room, rather than assuming three equal paint chips describe the finished balance.
Boothbay Gray, Mount Saint Anne or Beach Glass?
Boothbay Gray has an LRV of 43.26; Benjamin Moore Mount Saint Anne 1565 is 41.9. The difference is 1.36 points, with Boothbay Gray returning more light under the reference measurement.
Benjamin Moore Beach Glass 1564 provides another reference at LRV 49.7. These are separate colors to compare, not promised formula matches. Keep the samples at equal size and orientation, then cover each alternative in turn so the preferred paint is also judged alone.
| Color | Brand / code | LRV |
|---|---|---|
| Boothbay Gray | Benjamin Moore HC-165 | 43.26 |
| Mount Saint Anne | Benjamin Moore 1565 | 41.9 |
| Beach Glass | Benjamin Moore 1564 | 49.7 |
LRV 43.26: the light question for Boothbay Gray
With an LRV of 43.26, Boothbay Gray has enough depth to form a visible wall color. Its relationship to oak flooring and white stone should be reviewed from across the room as well as at the sample board. A surface in shade can feel considerably stronger than the same paint near a window.
Check the window wall, a shaded return and the room under its usual lamps. Keep oak flooring and white stone together as you move the sample. Record which relationship changes; a different phone exposure is not evidence that the paint will behave differently.
The final sample decision for Boothbay Gray
Evaluate a cabinet-sized panel at floor level so the blue-gray and oak form the intended contrast.
Label the board Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray HC-165, apply and dry it according to the product directions, and approve it in the intended finish. Keep the failed condition in your notes as well as the successful view. Color choice does not specify cabinet preparation, bathroom suitability or an exterior coating system. The paint color visualizer roundup compares tools for planning the painted areas before the physical trial.
Sources & notes
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