Wimborne White vs Agreeable Gray
Wimborne White is a Farrow & Ball color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Wimborne White belongs to the beige-white family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 90 vs 60, Wimborne White will read as the brighter of the two — a 29-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 14.0, 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.
Wimborne White vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wimborne White 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. Wimborne White 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 Wimborne White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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. Wimborne White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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 Wimborne White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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. Wimborne White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Wimborne White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Wimborne White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Color Details
Wimborne White vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wimborne White 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.
More Wimborne White comparisons
See how Wimborne White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 90 vs 69, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 52, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 30, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Wimborne White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Wimborne White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 51, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 41, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 7, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.