Jute vs Agreeable Gray
Jute is a Benjamin Moore color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Jute belongs to the beige-greige family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 63 vs 60, Jute will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Jute's yellow and red character against Agreeable Gray's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 5.7, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Jute vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Jute 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
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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
Jute vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Jute 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 Jute comparisons
See how Jute stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Jute reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Jute reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Jute the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Jute is decisively the brighter choice.
Jute reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Jute the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Jute is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Jute encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Jute is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Jute is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Jute is decisively the brighter choice.
Jute reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Jute reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Jute reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Jute reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.