Havana Tan vs Agreeable Gray
Havana Tan (Benjamin Moore) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Havana Tan reads as beige, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 61 vs 60 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Havana Tan leans red, Agreeable Gray reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 8.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Havana Tan vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Havana Tan and Agreeable 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Havana Tan vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Havana Tan 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 Havana Tan comparisons
See how Havana Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Havana Tan encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.