Nettle vs Soulful Blue

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Nettle reads as beige-greige, while Soulful Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Soulful Blue (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than Nettle (LRV 11), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nettle runs warm while Soulful Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 30.1, 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.