Straw vs Summer Shower

Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Straw reads as beige, while Summer Shower reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (70 vs 69), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Straw runs red while Summer Shower is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.1, 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.