Cotton Balls vs River Reflections

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Cotton Balls belongs to the beige-white family and River Reflections to the greige-grey family. Cotton Balls (LRV 89) reflects noticeably more light than River Reflections (LRV 35), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cotton Balls runs yellow while River Reflections is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.0, 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.