Impressive Ivory vs Krypton

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Impressive Ivory belongs to the beige family and Krypton to the blue-grey family. Impressive Ivory (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Krypton (LRV 52), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Impressive Ivory runs warm while Krypton is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.9, 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.