Alpaca vs Starry Night

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Alpaca belongs to the greige-grey family and Starry Night to the blue-grey family. Starry Night (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Alpaca (LRV 57), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Alpaca runs warm while Starry Night is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.3, 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.