Lucerne vs Agreeable Gray
Lucerne (Jotun) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Lucerne belongs to the beige-greige family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. The 4-point LRV gap — 60 for Agreeable Gray vs 56 for Lucerne — means Agreeable Gray 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 4.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lucerne vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Lucerne 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. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Agreeable Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Agreeable Gray gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Agreeable Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Lucerne vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lucerne 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 Lucerne comparisons
See how Lucerne stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 56, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Lucerne reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 56), opening up a space where Lucerne encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (68 vs 56) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Lucerne the marginally brighter of the two.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 56), opening up a space where Lucerne encloses it.