Pavilion Gray vs Snowbound
Where Pavilion Gray belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Pavilion Gray reads as greige-grey, while Snowbound reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Pavilion Gray (LRV 55), a difference of 28 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. With a ΔE of 13.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pavilion Gray vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pavilion Gray and Snowbound 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
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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pavilion Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pavilion Gray.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pavilion Gray.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pavilion Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pavilion Gray.
Color Details
Pavilion Gray vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pavilion Gray on one side and Snowbound 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.
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At LRV 55 vs 6, Pavilion Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Pavilion Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
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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.
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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.
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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 55 vs 12, Pavilion Gray 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.
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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.