China Clay - Dark vs Agreeable Gray
Where China Clay - Dark belongs to Little Greene's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. China Clay - Dark reads as beige-greige, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than China Clay - Dark (LRV 47), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. China Clay - Dark runs red while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
China Clay - Dark vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing China Clay - Dark and Agreeable Gray 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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than China Clay - Dark would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than China Clay - Dark.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than China Clay - Dark.
Color Details
China Clay - Dark vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see China Clay - Dark 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.
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