Allegory vs Pachyderm

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Allegory belongs to the grey family and Pachyderm to the greige-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (45 vs 45), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Allegory runs neutral while Pachyderm is decidedly warm, 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.