Gauze - Dark vs Agreeable Gray
Where Gauze - Dark belongs to Little Greene's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Gauze - Dark reads as blue-grey, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (60 vs 60), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Gauze - Dark runs blue while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gauze - Dark vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Gauze - Dark 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.
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 brings more warmth to the space, while Gauze - Dark keeps things cooler and crisper.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Agreeable Gray brings more warmth to the space, while Gauze - Dark keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Gauze - Dark vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gauze - 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.
More Gauze - Dark comparisons
See how Gauze - Dark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 60, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 6, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Gauze - Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Gauze - Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Gauze - Dark encloses it.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.