Dusty Heather vs Peristyle Brass

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Dusty Heather reads as blue-grey, while Peristyle Brass reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (28 vs 30), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Dusty Heather runs cool while Peristyle Brass is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.