Best of the Bunch vs Pewter Green
Where Best of the Bunch belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Best of the Bunch belongs to the pink-red family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Best of the Bunch (LRV 19) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 46.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Best of the Bunch vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Best of the Bunch 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Best of the Bunch 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. Best of the Bunch 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. Best of the Bunch reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Best of the Bunch has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Best of the Bunch reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Best of the Bunch vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Best of the Bunch 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.
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