Mariner vs Stone Fruit

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Mariner reads as blue, while Stone Fruit reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (46 vs 47), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Mariner runs cool while Stone Fruit is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 61.4, 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.