Exhale vs Agate Grey
Exhale is a Jotun color while Agate Grey comes from RAL Classic. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 49 vs 45, Exhale will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 3.0, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Exhale vs Agate Grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Exhale and Agate Grey 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Exhale gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Exhale vs Agate Grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Exhale on one side and Agate Grey 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 Exhale comparisons
See how Exhale stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Exhale encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Exhale is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Exhale reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Exhale the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Exhale reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Exhale encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Exhale encloses it.
Exhale reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Exhale reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Exhale encloses it.
Exhale reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Exhale reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Exhale is decisively the brighter choice.