Hidden Cove vs Agreeable Gray
Hidden Cove is a Cloverdale Paint color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. With LRVs of 59 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hidden Cove vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Hidden Cove and Agreeable Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Hidden Cove vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove comparisons
See how Hidden Cove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Hidden Cove encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Hidden Cove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Hidden Cove encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Hidden Cove encloses it.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 25, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 59, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.