Lush vs Pewter Green
Where Lush belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Lush (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lush runs green while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lush vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lush 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 Lush will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Lush 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. Lush reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Lush vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lush 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.
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