Azure Tide vs Scattered Showers

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Azure Tide belongs to the blue family and Scattered Showers to the grey-red family. Scattered Showers (LRV 22) reflects noticeably more light than Azure Tide (LRV 12), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Azure Tide runs cool while Scattered Showers is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.7, 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.