Adventure vs Functional Gray
Adventure is a Jotun color while Functional Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Adventure belongs to the beige-greige family and Functional Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 37 vs 25, Functional Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-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 18.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Adventure vs Functional Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Adventure and Functional 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. Functional 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 Functional Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Adventure would.
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 Functional Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Adventure would.
Color Details
Adventure vs Functional Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Adventure on one side and Functional 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.
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