Choose the edge before choosing the white
The best trim for Stone Hearth depends on the fixed whites and the amount of contrast you want. Compare a close boundary with a clearer outline before selecting a named white. Stone Hearth is lighter than Pashmina but deeper than Smokey Taupe, offering a specific step within a stony neutral shortlist.
Travertine and walnut already add texture and weight, so the wall should keep their shapes readable in shade.
Put the trim sample in its real orientation
Hold the trim strip vertically against Stone Hearth at the baseboard and door casing positions. Include the ceiling white if it will remain. Check the join at eye level and from the doorway, where the outline is read as part of the whole room. Keep a cabinet-door sample visible if that white cannot be changed.
The manufacturer's coordinating suggestions include Hushed Hue 1520, Water’s Edge 1635 and Battenberg AF-70. These are separate named colors to sample, not interchangeable formulas. For the material direction considered here—travertine and walnut furniture—choose which surface each candidate would occupy before deciding that the whole set belongs in the room.
The condition for keeping Stone Hearth
Read the stone and wall in shade; preserve a visible boundary where two substantial neutrals meet. The coordinating color options covers that related choice.
Approve both intended finishes beside Stone Hearth. The same color on trim and wall can still show a boundary because the surfaces reflect light differently; a single flat paint chip cannot settle that finish decision. The LRV and depth guide covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Stone Hearth 984. The recorded LRV is 48.45. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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