Hidden Glade vs Agreeable Gray
Hidden Glade is a Cloverdale Paint color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Hidden Glade belongs to the green family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 19-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 18.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hidden Glade vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hidden Glade 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
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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hidden Glade would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hidden Glade would.
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. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hidden Glade.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hidden Glade would.
Color Details
Hidden Glade vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hidden Glade 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 Glade comparisons
See how Hidden Glade stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Glade reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Hidden Glade the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
Hidden Glade reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 41 vs 4, Hidden Glade is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
Hidden Glade reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Hidden Glade is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
Hidden Glade reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Hidden Glade encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Hidden Glade is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Glade reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Hidden Glade the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 7, Hidden Glade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 24, Hidden Glade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.