Soft Montelimar 6 vs Agreeable Gray
Soft Montelimar 6 is a Dulux color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Soft Montelimar 6 belongs to the white family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 83 vs 60, Soft Montelimar 6 will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 10.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Montelimar 6 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Soft Montelimar 6 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
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. Soft Montelimar 6 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Soft Montelimar 6 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Montelimar 6 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 Soft Montelimar 6 comparisons
See how Soft Montelimar 6 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.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Soft Montelimar 6 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, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.