Palladian Plum vs Agreeable Gray
Where Palladian Plum belongs to Dulux's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Palladian Plum belongs to the grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Palladian Plum (LRV 19), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Palladian Plum 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 34.9, 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.
Palladian Plum vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Palladian Plum 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.
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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Palladian Plum would.
Color Details
Palladian Plum vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palladian Plum 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 Palladian Plum comparisons
See how Palladian Plum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 19, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
Palladian Plum reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 4, Palladian Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
Palladian Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 19, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Palladian Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Palladian Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 19, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Palladian Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Palladian Plum encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 7, Palladian Plum is decisively the brighter choice.