Ivory Lace vs Pewter Green
Where Ivory Lace belongs to Dulux's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ivory Lace belongs to the beige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Ivory Lace (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 75 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ivory Lace runs warm while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 53.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory Lace vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory Lace 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 Ivory Lace will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ivory Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Ivory Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Ivory Lace vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory Lace 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.
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