The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Viridian Odyssey
Dunn-Edwards · DE1925
Ocean floor, not swimming pool
Stonington Gray
Benjamin Moore · HC-170
The grey that does not pick a side
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersStonington Gray is the lighter of the two at LRV 59.36, 52.4 points above Viridian Odyssey at LRV 7. Viridian Odyssey leans cool where Stonington Gray reads neutral. Viridian Odyssey is a blues, Stonington Gray a grays. For a whole room, Stonington Gray is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Viridian Odyssey is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsViridian Odyssey is a deep teal that reads almost black until light touches it, and then it reveals an inky blue-green with real depth. At LRV 7 it is one of the darkest colors in the library — a genuine envelope color for panelling, cabinetry and rooms meant to feel like the inside of a jewel box.
Stonington Gray is Benjamin Moore's most balanced light grey — neither warm nor cool, with a faint green-blue base that keeps it from going purple, the failing of so many greys. At LRV 59 it is light enough for a small room and grey enough to read as a color against white trim.