Pale Powder vs Fleeting Green
Where Pale Powder belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Fleeting Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pale Powder belongs to the grey family and Fleeting Green to the green-grey family. Fleeting Green (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Pale Powder (LRV 70), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pale Powder runs warm while Fleeting Green is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 3.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pale Powder vs Fleeting Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Pale Powder and Fleeting Green 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Fleeting Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Fleeting Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Fleeting Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pale Powder vs Fleeting Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Powder on one side and Fleeting Green 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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