Fossil vs Pewter Green
Where Fossil belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Fossil belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Fossil (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fossil runs red while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.5, 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.
Fossil vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fossil 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
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 Fossil will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Fossil reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Fossil vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fossil 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 Fossil comparisons
See how Fossil stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Fossil the marginally brighter of the two.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Fossil reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Fossil reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Fossil reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.