Frontier Brown vs Nypd

Both from Behr's palette. Hue-wise, Frontier Brown belongs to the beige-greige family and Nypd to the blue-grey family. Frontier Brown (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Nypd (LRV 15), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Frontier Brown runs red while Nypd is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.