Deep Forest Brown vs Sconce Gold

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Deep Forest Brown belongs to the grey family and Sconce Gold to the beige family. Sconce Gold (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Deep Forest Brown (LRV 4), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Deep Forest Brown runs neutral while Sconce Gold is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.7, 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.