Ultra Pure White vs Agreeable Gray
Where Ultra Pure White belongs to Behr's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ultra Pure White belongs to the white-yellow family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Ultra Pure White (LRV 94) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ultra Pure White runs yellow while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.2, 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.
Ultra Pure White vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ultra Pure White 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 Ultra Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Ultra Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Ultra Pure White vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ultra Pure White 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 Ultra Pure White comparisons
See how Ultra Pure White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (94 vs 83) makes Ultra Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 94 vs 6, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 94 vs 52, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 58, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 27, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 94 vs 55, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 13, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 44, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ultra Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 94 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 94 vs 66, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 74, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (94 vs 83) makes Ultra Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 94 vs 12, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 8, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 68, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 94 vs 12, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 94 vs 45, Ultra Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ultra Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 94 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.