Smoky Quartz vs Agreeable Gray
Smoky Quartz is a Cloverdale Paint color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Smoky Quartz belongs to the grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 14.6, 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.
Smoky Quartz vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Smoky Quartz 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 Smoky Quartz 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 Smoky Quartz 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 Smoky Quartz.
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 Smoky Quartz would.
Color Details
Smoky Quartz vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoky Quartz 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 Smoky Quartz comparisons
See how Smoky Quartz stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 38, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 6, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
Smoky Quartz reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 38, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 38, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (38 vs 27) makes Smoky Quartz the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoky Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 38, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 13, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
Smoky Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 38, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 38, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 38, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
At LRV 38 vs 12, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 8, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 38, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 38 vs 12, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Smoky Quartz reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoky Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.