Yellow Page vs Agreeable Gray

Yellow Page (Cloverdale Paint) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Yellow Page belongs to the beige-yellow family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. The 13-point LRV gap — 73 for Yellow Page vs 60 for Agreeable Gray — means Yellow Page will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 8.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Yellow Page vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Yellow Page 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Yellow Page reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.

Yellow PageYellow Page 0286 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray SW 7029 living room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Yellow Page returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Yellow PageYellow Page 0286 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Agreeable GrayBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Yellow Page returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Yellow PageYellow Page 0286 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Agreeable GraySherwin Williams Agreeable Gray kitchen cabinets

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Yellow Page will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.

Yellow PageYellow Page 0286 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Agreeable GraySherwin Williams SW 7029 dining room

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Yellow Page returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Yellow PageYellow Page 0286 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Agreeable GrayModern Agreeable Gray bathroom

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Color Details

Yellow Page
Cloverdale Paint · 0286
Hex#E9DCC6
LRV73.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0286
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams · 7029
Hex#D1CBC1
LRV60.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7029
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Yellow Page vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yellow Page on one side and Agreeable Gray on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Yellow Page comparisons

See how Yellow Page stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Yellow Page
White Dove
Yellow Page
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Yellow Page
Ammonite
Yellow Page
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Yellow Page the marginally brighter of the two.

Yellow Page
Iron Ore
Yellow Page
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Yellow Page
Purbeck Stone
Yellow Page
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 52, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Evergreen Fog
Yellow Page
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 30, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Mizzle
Yellow Page
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Yellow Page
Accessible Beige
Yellow Page
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Yellow Page
Denim Drift
Yellow Page
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Yellow Page
French Gray
Yellow Page
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 43, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Naval
Yellow Page
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 73 vs 4, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Tranquil Dawn
Yellow Page
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Yellow Page
Bancha
Yellow Page
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Yellow Page
Hardwick White
Yellow Page
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Yellow Page
Pure White
Yellow Page
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.

Yellow Page
Artichoke
Yellow Page
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 73 vs 21, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Yellow Page
Balboa Mist
Yellow Page
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Yellow Page
Shoji White
Yellow Page
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Yellow Page
Snowbound
Yellow Page
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Yellow Page
Pewter Green
Yellow Page
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Yellow Page
Skimming Stone
Yellow Page
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Yellow Page
Dix Blue
Yellow Page
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 73 vs 41, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Calamine
Yellow Page
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Yellow Page the marginally brighter of the two.

Yellow Page
Treron
Yellow Page
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 73 vs 25, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Yellow Page
Vintage Vogue
Yellow Page
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Yellow Page
Saybrook Sage
Yellow Page
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Yellow Page reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Yellow Page
Pale Green
Yellow Page
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 73 vs 31, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Pine Needle
Yellow Page
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 7, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Cement grey
Yellow Page
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 73 vs 24, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Yellow Page
Guilford Green
Yellow Page
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

At LRV 73 vs 57, Yellow Page is decisively the brighter choice.

Yellow Page
Just Walnut
Yellow Page
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Page
0286 · LRV 73

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.