Antique White vs Pewter Green
Where Antique White belongs to PPG's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Antique White belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Antique White (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 46.5, 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 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Antique White vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Antique White 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 Antique White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green 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. Antique White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Antique White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Antique White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Antique White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Antique White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Antique White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Antique White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Antique White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Antique White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Color Details
Antique White vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Antique White 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 Antique White comparisons
See how Antique White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Antique White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Antique White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Antique White the marginally brighter of the two.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.