Storm vs Pewter Green
Where Storm belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Storm belongs to the grey family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Storm (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Storm 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 25.2, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Storm vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Storm 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 Storm will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Storm reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Storm reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Storm reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Storm vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Storm 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.
More Storm comparisons
See how Storm stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 36, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 36, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 27) makes Storm the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 55 vs 36, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 36), opening up a space where Storm encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 36, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 36, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 8, Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 36, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
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