Mirror vs Pewter Green
Where Mirror belongs to Little Greene's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Mirror belongs to the beige-yellow family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Mirror (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mirror runs yellow while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.5, 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.
Mirror vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mirror 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.
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. Mirror reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Mirror vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mirror 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 Mirror comparisons
See how Mirror stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Mirror the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Mirror the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.