Dark Velvet vs Agreeable Gray
Where Dark Velvet belongs to Jotun's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Dark Velvet belongs to the grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Dark Velvet (LRV 14), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dark Velvet runs neutral while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 38.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dark Velvet vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dark Velvet 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
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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dark Velvet would.
Color Details
Dark Velvet vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Velvet 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 Dark Velvet comparisons
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