Blue Spruce vs Cabot Trail

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Blue Spruce reads as blue-grey, while Cabot Trail reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cabot Trail (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Blue Spruce (LRV 17), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blue Spruce runs blue while Cabot Trail is decidedly red, 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.