A coworker brought to my attention that the widely available Benjamin Moore paint company is selling a color named after Seattle. What color you may ask? A deep green? Or, maybe an ocean blue? Nope, Seattle Gray. Benjamin Moore must have missed the message that we’re The Emerald City, named after our abundance of evergreen trees.

Benjamin Moore originated as a New York based company until it was acquired recently by Berkshire Hathaway, a Nebraska based company, which makes me think there are other motives at work. Could they want to decrease Seattle’s popularity relative to Nebraska and/or New York? Sure enough, there is a New York State of Mind color which is a pleasing blue.

The actual swatch from Benjamin Moore's Seattle Gray

The actual swatch from Benjamin Moore's Seattle Gray