Nouveau Copper vs Agreeable Gray
Where Nouveau Copper belongs to Behr's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Nouveau Copper belongs to the beige-pink family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Nouveau Copper (LRV 15), a difference of 45 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nouveau Copper runs red while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 48.6, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nouveau Copper vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nouveau Copper 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Nouveau Copper would.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Nouveau Copper would.
Color Details
Nouveau Copper vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nouveau Copper 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 Nouveau Copper comparisons
See how Nouveau Copper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Nouveau Copper the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Nouveau Copper reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Nouveau Copper the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Nouveau Copper the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Nouveau Copper reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 15), opening up a space where Nouveau Copper encloses it.