Glass Bead vs Tanbark

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Glass Bead belongs to the blue-white family and Tanbark to the beige-pink family. Glass Bead (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Tanbark (LRV 15), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Glass Bead runs cool while Tanbark is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 48.8, 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.