Maritime White vs Agreeable Gray
Where Maritime White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Maritime White reads as beige-white, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Maritime White (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Maritime White runs red while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Maritime White vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Maritime White 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
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 Maritime White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Maritime White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Maritime White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Maritime White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Maritime White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Maritime White vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Maritime White 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 Maritime White comparisons
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With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 72), opening up a space where Maritime White encloses it.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Maritime White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Maritime White the marginally brighter of the two.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.