Fern Canopy vs Agreeable Gray
Where Fern Canopy belongs to Behr's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Fern Canopy belongs to the green-yellow family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Fern Canopy (LRV 21), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fern Canopy runs green while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fern Canopy vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Fern Canopy and Agreeable Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fern Canopy.
Color Details
Fern Canopy vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fern Canopy on one side and Agreeable Gray on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Fern Canopy comparisons
See how Fern Canopy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 21, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 4, Fern Canopy is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
Fern Canopy reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
Fern Canopy reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Fern Canopy reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Fern Canopy encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 21 vs 7, Fern Canopy is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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