City Lights vs Agreeable Gray
Where City Lights belongs to PPG's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. City Lights reads as blue, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. City Lights (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.5, 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 9 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
City Lights vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
9 real rooms side by side. Seeing City Lights and Agreeable Gray 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 City Lights will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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. City Lights reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. City Lights reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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. City Lights 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. City Lights reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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. City Lights reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. City Lights 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. City Lights reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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 City Lights will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Color Details
City Lights vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see City Lights 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 City Lights comparisons
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A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 58, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes City Lights the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes City Lights the marginally brighter of the two.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.