Swansdown vs Agreeable Gray
Where Swansdown belongs to Dulux's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Swansdown reads as greige-white, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Swansdown (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Swansdown vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Swansdown 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
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 Swansdown will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Swansdown reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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. Swansdown reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Swansdown vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Swansdown 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 Swansdown comparisons
See how Swansdown stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Swansdown reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
Swansdown reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Swansdown the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Swansdown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Swansdown is decisively the brighter choice.
Swansdown reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Swansdown reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Swansdown reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Swansdown reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Swansdown reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.