Vintage Vogue vs Anew Gray
Where Vintage Vogue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Anew Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Vintage Vogue reads as green-grey, while Anew Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Anew Gray (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Vintage Vogue (LRV 12), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vintage Vogue runs green while Anew Gray is decidedly warm, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vintage Vogue vs Anew Gray in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vintage Vogue and Anew Gray 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 Anew Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue 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. Anew Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
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. Anew Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Anew Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Anew Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Anew Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Color Details
Vintage Vogue vs Anew Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Vogue on one side and Anew 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.
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