Charlotte's Locks vs Agreeable Gray
Charlotte's Locks is a Farrow & Ball color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Charlotte's Locks belongs to the pink-red family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 21, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 39-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 63.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Charlotte's Locks vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Charlotte's Locks 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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Charlotte's Locks would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Charlotte's Locks would.
Color Details
Charlotte's Locks vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Charlotte's Locks 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.
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