Sidewalk Gray vs Calamine
Where Sidewalk Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sidewalk Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Sidewalk Gray (LRV 61), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sidewalk Gray runs blue while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.2, 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.
Sidewalk Gray vs Calamine in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sidewalk Gray and Calamine 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Calamine gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Calamine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Calamine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sidewalk Gray vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sidewalk Gray on one side and Calamine 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 Sidewalk Gray comparisons
See how Sidewalk Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 61 vs 6, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sidewalk Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Sidewalk Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Sidewalk Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Sidewalk Gray 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 Sidewalk Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
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Sidewalk Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sidewalk Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sidewalk Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Sidewalk Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Sidewalk Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.