Pencil Point vs Rustic Taupe

Both from Behr's palette. Pencil Point reads as grey, while Rustic Taupe reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Rustic Taupe (LRV 34) reflects noticeably more light than Pencil Point (LRV 11), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pencil Point runs blue while Rustic Taupe is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.6, 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.