Muted Coral vs Pewter Green

Muted CoralJotunvsPewter GreenSherwin-WilliamsΔE 34.5Very different colors

Where Muted Coral belongs to Jotun's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Muted Coral belongs to the beige-pink family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Muted Coral (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Muted Coral runs warm while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.5, 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.

Muted Coral vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Muted Coral and Pewter Green 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 Muted Coral will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.

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Color Details

Muted Coral
Jotun · 20217
Hex#bb7d69
LRV26.9
BrandJotun
Number20217
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams · 6208
Hex#5E6259
LRV11.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6208
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Muted Coral vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Muted Coral on one side and Pewter Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Muted Coral comparisons

See how Muted Coral stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Muted Coral
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Muted Coral
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Muted Coral
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Muted Coral reads noticeably lighter

Purbeck Stone
Muted Coral
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Muted Coral
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Muted Coral
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Muted Coral
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Accessible Beige
Muted Coral
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Accessible Beige is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Muted Coral
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

French Gray
Muted Coral
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

French Gray reads noticeably lighter

Naval
Muted Coral
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Muted Coral reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Muted Coral
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Bancha
Muted Coral
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Muted Coral reads noticeably lighter

Hardwick White
Muted Coral
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Hardwick White reads noticeably lighter

Pure White
Muted Coral
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Pure White is the lighter choice

Artichoke
Muted Coral
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Muted Coral reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Muted Coral
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Shoji White
Muted Coral
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Shoji White is the lighter choice

Snowbound
Muted Coral
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Muted Coral
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Skimming Stone is the lighter choice

Dix Blue
Muted Coral
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reads noticeably lighter

Calamine
Muted Coral
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine is the lighter choice

Treron
Muted Coral
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Muted Coral
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Muted Coral reads noticeably lighter

Saybrook Sage
Muted Coral
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Saybrook Sage reads noticeably lighter

Pale Green
Muted Coral
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Muted Coral
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Muted Coral reads noticeably lighter

Cement grey
Muted Coral
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Nearly identical in tone

Guilford Green
Muted Coral
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Guilford Green is the lighter choice

Just Walnut
Muted Coral
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Just Walnut is the lighter choice

Muted Coral vs Pewter Green Paint Color Comparison