Blue Spruce vs Mars Red

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Blue Spruce belongs to the blue-grey family and Mars Red to the pink-red family. Blue Spruce (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Mars Red (LRV 11), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blue Spruce runs blue while Mars Red is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.3, 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.