Macchiato vs Agreeable Gray
Macchiato (Jotun) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Macchiato belongs to the beige-greige family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. The 6-point LRV gap — 60 for Agreeable Gray vs 55 for Macchiato — 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 5.3 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.
Macchiato vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Macchiato 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.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Agreeable Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Macchiato vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Macchiato 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 Macchiato comparisons
See how Macchiato stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Macchiato the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 31, Macchiato is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 7, Macchiato is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 24, Macchiato is decisively the brighter choice.
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