Glass Bead vs Red Tomato

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Glass Bead belongs to the blue-white family and Red Tomato to the pink-red family. Glass Bead (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Red Tomato (LRV 14), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Glass Bead runs cool while Red Tomato is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 69.1, 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.