Fiddlehead vs Pewter Green

Where Fiddlehead belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Fiddlehead belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (12 vs 12), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 10.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Fiddlehead vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fiddlehead 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

FiddleheadFiddlehead CA168 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Pewter GreenPewter Green SW 6208 living room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

FiddleheadFiddlehead CA168 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Pewter GreenBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Pewter Green

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Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

FiddleheadFiddlehead CA168 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Pewter GreenSherwin Williams Pewter Green kitchen cabinets

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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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

FiddleheadFiddlehead CA168 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Pewter GreenPewter Green Dining Room - Modern Organic Earthiness

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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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

FiddleheadFiddlehead CA168 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Pewter GreenGreen bathroom in Pewter Green by Sherwin Williams

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Color Details

Fiddlehead
Cloverdale Paint · CA168
Hex#636147
LRV11.7
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA168
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams · 6208
Hex#5E6259
LRV11.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6208
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Fiddlehead vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fiddlehead on one side and Pewter Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Fiddlehead comparisons

See how Fiddlehead stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Fiddlehead
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Fiddlehead
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Fiddlehead
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Fiddlehead reads slightly lighter

Purbeck Stone
Fiddlehead
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Fiddlehead
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Fiddlehead
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Fiddlehead
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Accessible Beige
Fiddlehead
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Accessible Beige is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Fiddlehead
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads noticeably lighter

French Gray
Fiddlehead
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

French Gray is the lighter choice

Naval
Fiddlehead
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Fiddlehead reads slightly lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Fiddlehead
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Bancha
Fiddlehead
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Nearly identical in tone

Hardwick White
Fiddlehead
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Hardwick White is the lighter choice

Pure White
Fiddlehead
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Pure White is the lighter choice

Artichoke
Fiddlehead
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Artichoke reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Fiddlehead
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Shoji White
Fiddlehead
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Shoji White is the lighter choice

Snowbound
Fiddlehead
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Fiddlehead
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Skimming Stone is the lighter choice

Dix Blue
Fiddlehead
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue is the lighter choice

Calamine
Fiddlehead
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine is the lighter choice

Treron
Fiddlehead
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Treron reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Fiddlehead
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Nearly identical in tone

Saybrook Sage
Fiddlehead
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Saybrook Sage is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Fiddlehead
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Fiddlehead
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Fiddlehead reads slightly lighter

Cement grey
Fiddlehead
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads noticeably lighter

Guilford Green
Fiddlehead
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Guilford Green is the lighter choice

Just Walnut
Fiddlehead
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Just Walnut is the lighter choice