Apples and Pears vs Sour Apple
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Both sit in the yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 76 vs 73, Sour Apple will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a yellow quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 10.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Apples and Pears vs Sour Apple Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apples and Pears on one side and Sour Apple on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Apples and Pears reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Apples and Pears the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Apples and Pears the marginally brighter of the two.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Apples and Pears reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Apples and Pears is decisively the brighter choice.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Apples and Pears reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.