Pasha Brown vs Analytical Gray
Pasha Brown is a Behr color while Analytical Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 48 and 47, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Pasha Brown's red character against Analytical Gray's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pasha Brown vs Analytical Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Pasha Brown and Analytical Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Pasha Brown vs Analytical Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pasha Brown on one side and Analytical 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 Pasha Brown comparisons
See how Pasha Brown stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Pasha Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pasha Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Pasha Brown encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Pasha Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 25, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Pasha Brown reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 24, Pasha Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.