Clear Skies vs Agreeable Gray
Where Clear Skies belongs to Dulux's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Clear Skies reads as blue, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Clear Skies (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Clear Skies runs cool while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clear Skies vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clear Skies 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.
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. Clear Skies reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Clear Skies reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Clear Skies vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clear Skies 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.
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