Light Lichen vs Anew Gray
Light Lichen is a Cloverdale Paint color while Anew 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 49 and 47, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Light Lichen vs Anew Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Light Lichen and Anew 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.
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
Light Lichen vs Anew Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Lichen on one side and Anew 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 Light Lichen comparisons
See how Light Lichen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Light Lichen encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Light Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Light Lichen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Light Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Light Lichen reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Light Lichen encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Light Lichen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Light Lichen encloses it.
Light Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Light Lichen encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Light Lichen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 25, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Light Lichen reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 7, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 24, Light Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 49) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.