Blossoms in Spring vs Agreeable Gray
Where Blossoms in Spring belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Blossoms in Spring reads as pink, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Blossoms in Spring (LRV 45), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 35.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blossoms in Spring vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blossoms in Spring 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.
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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blossoms in Spring 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. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blossoms in Spring.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blossoms in Spring.
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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Blossoms in Spring.
Color Details
Blossoms in Spring vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blossoms in Spring 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 Blossoms in Spring comparisons
See how Blossoms in Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Blossoms in Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.