Cumin vs Pewter Green
Where Cumin belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cumin belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Cumin (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.1, 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.
Cumin vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cumin 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 LRV gap is large enough that Cumin will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green 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. Cumin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Cumin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Cumin 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. Cumin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Cumin vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cumin 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 Cumin comparisons
See how Cumin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
Cumin reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
Cumin reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Cumin encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 26 vs 7, Cumin is decisively the brighter choice.