The floor finish is the reference
Judge Mount Saint Anne against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is white cabinet doors and warm wood floors. Mount Saint Anne provides more blue-gray depth than Beach Glass, useful when pale cabinetry needs a stronger background.
White cabinet faces are a clear reference, but the warm floor determines whether the stronger blue-gray belongs in the whole room.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Use the broad background of the timber to assess Mount Saint Anne, rather than matching one grain streak. Wood contributes color as well as texture. Decide whether the paint should contrast with that warmth or repeat it, keeping the dominant fabric in the same view.
Mount Saint Anne has an LRV of 41.9; Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray HC-165 is 43.26. The difference is 1.36 points, with Boothbay Gray returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Mount Saint Anne
Choose the extra wall depth for the cabinet contrast, with a separate evening check near the floor. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice. The trim color comparison covers that related choice.
Keep the Mount Saint Anne board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. The coordinating color options covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Mount Saint Anne 1565. The recorded LRV is 41.9. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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