Urban Walk vs Downing Earth
Urban Walk (Dulux) and Downing Earth (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 5-point LRV gap — 25 for Urban Walk vs 20 for Downing Earth — means Urban Walk 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 5.7 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.
Urban Walk vs Downing Earth in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Urban Walk and Downing Earth 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.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Urban Walk has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Urban Walk vs Downing Earth Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Urban Walk on one side and Downing Earth 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 Urban Walk comparisons
See how Urban Walk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 6, Urban Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
Urban Walk reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (25 vs 13) makes Urban Walk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
Urban Walk reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 25, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Urban Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Urban Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Urban Walk encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Urban Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.