Nocturne vs Soulful Blue

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Nocturne belongs to the greige-grey family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. Soulful Blue (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than Nocturne (LRV 8), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nocturne 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 27.6, 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.