Masquerade - Mid vs Pewter Green
Where Masquerade - Mid belongs to Little Greene's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Masquerade - Mid belongs to the beige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Masquerade - Mid (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 51 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Masquerade - Mid runs red while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 43.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Masquerade - Mid vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Masquerade - 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 Masquerade - Mid will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Masquerade - Mid reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Masquerade - Mid vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Masquerade - Mid on one side and Pewter Green 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 Masquerade - Mid comparisons
See how Masquerade - Mid stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Masquerade - Mid reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Masquerade - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Masquerade - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Masquerade - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Masquerade - Mid encloses it.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 8, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Masquerade - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Masquerade - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.