Pavilion Gray vs Pewter Green
Pavilion Gray is a Farrow & Ball color while Pewter Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Pavilion Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. At LRV 55 vs 12, Pavilion Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 43-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Pavilion Gray's warm character against Pewter Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 38.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pavilion Gray vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pavilion Gray and Pewter Green 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. Pavilion Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pavilion Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Pavilion Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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 Pavilion Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Pavilion Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Pavilion Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Pavilion Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Color Details
Pavilion Gray vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pavilion Gray on one side and Pewter 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.
More Pavilion Gray comparisons
See how Pavilion Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Pavilion Gray encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Pavilion Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Pavilion Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Pavilion Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Pavilion Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Pavilion Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Pavilion Gray encloses it.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Pavilion Gray encloses it.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Pavilion Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Pavilion Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Pavilion Gray reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Pavilion Gray encloses it.