Ocean Ripple vs Pewter Green
Ocean Ripple is a Dulux color while Pewter Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Ocean Ripple belongs to the blue family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. At LRV 85 vs 12, Ocean Ripple will read as the brighter of the two — a 74-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Ocean Ripple's cool character against Pewter Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 53.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Ripple vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Ripple 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Ocean Ripple returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Ocean Ripple will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Ocean Ripple will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Ocean Ripple will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Color Details
Ocean Ripple vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Ripple 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 Ocean Ripple comparisons
See how Ocean Ripple stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 69, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 30, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 60, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 43, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 4, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 21, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Ocean Ripple reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 41, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 25, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ocean Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 31, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 7, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 24, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 57, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 72, Ocean Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.