Fluid Blue vs Agreeable Gray
Where Fluid Blue belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Fluid Blue belongs to the blue family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Fluid Blue (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.4, 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.
Fluid Blue vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fluid Blue 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Fluid Blue 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. Fluid Blue 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. Fluid Blue 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. Fluid Blue 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. Fluid Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Fluid Blue vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fluid Blue 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 Fluid Blue comparisons
See how Fluid Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Fluid Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Fluid Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Fluid Blue encloses it.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Fluid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fluid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.