Grey Steel 4 vs Agreeable Gray
Where Grey Steel 4 belongs to Dulux's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Grey Steel 4 belongs to the grey-white family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Grey Steel 4 (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Grey Steel 4 runs neutral while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Grey Steel 4 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Grey Steel 4 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Grey Steel 4 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Grey Steel 4 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grey Steel 4 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 Grey Steel 4 comparisons
See how Grey Steel 4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Grey Steel 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Grey Steel 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Grey Steel 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.