Gray vs Temptation

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Gray belongs to the grey family and Temptation to the blue-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (12 vs 11), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Gray runs neutral while Temptation is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 3.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.