Cheerful vs St. Elmo's Fire

Cheerful and St. Elmo's Fire come from the same Benjamin Moore collection. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 68 vs 66 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Cheerful leans yellow, St. Elmo's Fire reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 4.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.