Wispy Mint vs Pewter Green
Where Wispy Mint belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Wispy Mint belongs to the yellow family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Wispy Mint (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.4, 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.
Wispy Mint vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wispy Mint and Pewter Green 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 Wispy Mint will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green 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. Wispy Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Wispy Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Wispy Mint 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. Wispy Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Wispy Mint vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wispy Mint on one side and Pewter Green 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 Wispy Mint comparisons
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At LRV 56 vs 6, Wispy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 27, Wispy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 13, Wispy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Wispy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 56, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 8, Wispy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 56, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 12, Wispy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Wispy Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
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