Ivory Coast vs Agreeable Gray
Where Ivory Coast belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ivory Coast belongs to the beige-yellow family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Ivory Coast (LRV 89) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.2, 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.
Ivory Coast vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory Coast 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 LRV gap is large enough that Ivory Coast will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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. Ivory Coast reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ivory Coast reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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. Ivory Coast 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. Ivory Coast reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Ivory Coast vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast comparisons
See how Ivory Coast stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 89 vs 69, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 52, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 30, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 43, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 4, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Ivory Coast the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 89 vs 21, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Ivory Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 89 vs 51, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 41, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ivory Coast reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 31, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 7, Ivory Coast is decisively the brighter choice.