Haunting Hue vs Oatmeal

Both from PPG's palette. Hue-wise, Haunting Hue belongs to the blue family and Oatmeal to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (75 vs 76), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 14.3, 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.