Oatmeal vs Orchid Lane

Both from PPG's palette. Oatmeal reads as beige-greige, while Orchid Lane reads as purple — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (76 vs 74), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 12.1, 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.