Aegean Olive vs Sparrow

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Sparrow (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Aegean Olive (LRV 12), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Aegean Olive runs yellow while Sparrow is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.5, 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.