Fruit Punch vs Gunmetal

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Fruit Punch belongs to the beige family and Gunmetal to the grey family. Fruit Punch (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Gunmetal (LRV 17), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fruit Punch runs red while Gunmetal is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 71.0, 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.