Rivers Edge vs Soulful Blue

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Rivers Edge belongs to the beige family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. Rivers Edge (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Soulful Blue (LRV 20), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rivers Edge 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 38.4, 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.