Rolled Oats vs Agreeable Gray
Rolled Oats (Dulux) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Rolled Oats reads as beige, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 5-point LRV gap — 65 for Rolled Oats vs 60 for Agreeable Gray — means Rolled Oats will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 6.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rolled Oats vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Rolled Oats and Agreeable Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Rolled Oats reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Rolled Oats vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rolled Oats 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 Rolled Oats comparisons
See how Rolled Oats stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 65 vs 6, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
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Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Rolled Oats the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Rolled Oats the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Rolled Oats encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Rolled Oats reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.