Cotton Balls vs Pine Forest

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Cotton Balls belongs to the beige-white family and Pine Forest to the green-grey family. Cotton Balls (LRV 89) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Forest (LRV 49), a difference of 40 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cotton Balls runs yellow while Pine Forest is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.1, 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.