Tyler Gray vs Pewter Green
Where Tyler Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tyler Gray belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Tyler Gray (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tyler Gray runs red while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 36.6, 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.
Tyler Gray vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tyler Gray 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.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Tyler Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Tyler Gray 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. Tyler Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Tyler Gray vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tyler Gray 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 Tyler Gray comparisons
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At LRV 51 vs 6, Tyler Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 51 vs 27, Tyler Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Tyler Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Tyler Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Tyler Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 51 vs 12, Tyler Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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