Gauze - Mid vs Pewter Green

Gauze - MidLittle GreenevsPewter GreenSherwin-WilliamsΔE 50.7Very different colors

Where Gauze - Mid belongs to Little Greene's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Gauze - Mid belongs to the blue-white family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Gauze - Mid (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 67 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gauze - Mid runs blue while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.7, 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.

Gauze - Mid vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Gauze - Mid 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 Gauze - Mid will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.

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Color Details

Gauze - Mid
Little Greene · 164
Hex#e4e6e8
LRV78.9
BrandLittle Greene
Number164
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams · 6208
Hex#5E6259
LRV11.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6208
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Gauze - Mid vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gauze - Mid 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 Gauze - Mid comparisons

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

White Dove
Gauze - Mid
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Gauze - Mid
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Gauze - Mid
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Gauze - Mid
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Gauze - Mid
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Gauze - Mid
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Gauze - Mid
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Gauze - Mid reads noticeably lighter

Accessible Beige
Gauze - Mid
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Gauze - Mid reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Gauze - Mid
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

French Gray
Gauze - Mid
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Naval
Gauze - Mid
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Gauze - Mid
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Gauze - Mid reads noticeably lighter

Bancha
Gauze - Mid
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Hardwick White
Gauze - Mid
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Pure White
Gauze - Mid
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Pure White reads slightly lighter

Artichoke
Gauze - Mid
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Gauze - Mid
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Gauze - Mid reads noticeably lighter

Shoji White
Gauze - Mid
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter

Snowbound
Gauze - Mid
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads slightly lighter

Skimming Stone
Gauze - Mid
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter

Dix Blue
Gauze - Mid
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Calamine
Gauze - Mid
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter

Treron
Gauze - Mid
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Gauze - Mid
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Gauze - Mid
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Gauze - Mid
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Gauze - Mid
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Gauze - Mid
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Gauze - Mid is the lighter choice

Guilford Green
Gauze - Mid
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Gauze - Mid reads noticeably lighter

Just Walnut
Gauze - Mid
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter