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Settled, side by side
Little Falls
Benjamin Moore · 1621
Faded denim for the walls
Tranquility
Benjamin Moore · AF-490
Grey with the sea in it
In real rooms
Every room, each colorTranquility
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersTranquility is the lighter of the two at LRV 53.31, 12.2 points above Little Falls at LRV 41.07. Both read cool. Little Falls is a blues, Tranquility a neutrals. For a whole room, Tranquility is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Little Falls is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsLittle Falls is a mid-tone, grey-softened blue with the ease of well-worn denim. At LRV 41 it holds its color in daylight without ever becoming bright, and its grey base keeps it from reading as nursery blue. It is calm without being cold.
Tranquility is a pale grey from Benjamin Moore's Affinity collection with a soft green-blue whisper — the color of sea fog rather than a city sky. At LRV 53 it is a true light-mid tone, and it does exactly what its name suggests: it calms a room without making it cold.
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