Paternoster vs Agreeable Gray
Paternoster is a Cloverdale Paint color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Paternoster belongs to the grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 58 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 5.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Paternoster vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Paternoster 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Paternoster vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Paternoster 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 Paternoster comparisons
See how Paternoster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 6, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Paternoster the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Paternoster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Paternoster encloses it.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.