Childhood Crush vs Agreeable Gray
Where Childhood Crush belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Childhood Crush belongs to the pink-red family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Childhood Crush (LRV 29), a difference of 31 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 48.0, 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.
Childhood Crush vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Childhood Crush 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 Childhood Crush 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 Childhood Crush.
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 Childhood Crush.
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 Childhood Crush.
Color Details
Childhood Crush vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Childhood Crush 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 Childhood Crush comparisons
See how Childhood Crush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 29, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 29, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 4, Childhood Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 29, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Childhood Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 29, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 29, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 29 vs 7, Childhood Crush is decisively the brighter choice.