Silver Mink vs Agreeable Gray
Where Silver Mink belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Silver Mink belongs to the blue-grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Silver Mink (LRV 44), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Silver Mink runs green and blue while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silver Mink vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silver Mink and Agreeable Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Silver Mink.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Silver Mink.
Color Details
Silver Mink vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Mink 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 Silver Mink comparisons
See how Silver Mink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.