Mineral Alloy vs River Reflections

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Mineral Alloy belongs to the blue-grey family and River Reflections to the greige-grey family. River Reflections (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Mineral Alloy (LRV 28), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mineral Alloy runs blue while River Reflections is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.6, 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.