Nothing Less vs Agreeable Gray
Where Nothing Less belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Nothing Less reads as beige, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Nothing Less (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 15.1, 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.
Nothing Less vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nothing Less 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 Nothing Less 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. Nothing Less 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. Nothing Less 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. Nothing Less 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. Nothing Less reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Nothing Less vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nothing Less 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 Nothing Less comparisons
See how Nothing Less stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Nothing Less reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Nothing Less the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Nothing Less the marginally brighter of the two.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Nothing Less reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.