Shaded White vs Pewter Green
Where Shaded White belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Shaded White belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Shaded White (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Shaded White runs warm while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 43.7, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shaded White vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Shaded White 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
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 Shaded White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green 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. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Shaded White vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shaded White 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 Shaded White comparisons
See how Shaded White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Shaded White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Shaded White the marginally brighter of the two.
Shaded White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shaded White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Shaded White encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 25, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 24, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Shaded White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (72 vs 64) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.