Studio Clay vs Pewter Green
Studio Clay is a Behr color while Pewter Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Studio Clay belongs to the beige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. At LRV 61 vs 12, Studio Clay will read as the brighter of the two — a 50-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Studio Clay's red character against Pewter Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 42.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Studio Clay vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Studio Clay and Pewter Green 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
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. Studio Clay returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Studio Clay will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Color Details
Studio Clay vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Studio Clay on one side and Pewter Green 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 Studio Clay comparisons
See how Studio Clay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Studio Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Studio Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.