Perennial Garden vs Agreeable Gray
Perennial Garden is a Cloverdale Paint color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Perennial Garden reads as green, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 25-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 28.4, 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.
Perennial Garden vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Perennial Garden 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 Perennial Garden 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 Perennial Garden 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 Perennial Garden.
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 Perennial Garden would.
Color Details
Perennial Garden vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perennial Garden 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 Perennial Garden comparisons
See how Perennial Garden stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 35, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
Perennial Garden reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Perennial Garden the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
Perennial Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Perennial Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
Perennial Garden reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Perennial Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 35, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Perennial Garden reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Perennial Garden reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Perennial Garden encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Perennial Garden reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Perennial Garden the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Perennial Garden is decisively the brighter choice.