Early Rain vs Agreeable Gray
Early Rain (Jotun) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Early Rain belongs to the beige-greige family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. The 19-point LRV gap — 79 for Early Rain vs 60 for Agreeable Gray — means Early Rain will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 9.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Early Rain vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Early Rain and Agreeable Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Early Rain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Early Rain returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Early Rain returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Early Rain vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Early Rain 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 Early Rain comparisons
See how Early Rain stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Early Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Early Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Early Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Early Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Early Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Early Rain reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Early Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.