Hazelwood vs Anew Gray
Hazelwood (Benjamin Moore) and Anew Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Hazelwood belongs to the beige-greige family and Anew Gray to the greige-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 49 vs 47 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Hazelwood leans red, Anew Gray reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hazelwood vs Anew Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Hazelwood and Anew 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. 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
Hazelwood vs Anew Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hazelwood on one side and Anew 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 Hazelwood comparisons
See how Hazelwood stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Hazelwood is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Hazelwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazelwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hazelwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Hazelwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 7, Hazelwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 24, Hazelwood is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 49) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.