Aplomb vs Deep Sea

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Aplomb reads as grey, while Deep Sea reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Aplomb (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Deep Sea (LRV 15), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Aplomb runs red while Deep Sea is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 40.5, 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.