Free Reign vs Minute Mauve
Free Reign is a PPG color while Minute Mauve comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 62 vs 59, Free Reign will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Free Reign vs Minute Mauve in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Free Reign and Minute Mauve are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Free Reign vs Minute Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Free Reign on one side and Minute Mauve 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 Free Reign comparisons
See how Free Reign stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Free Reign encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Free Reign the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Reign reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Free Reign reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Reign reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Free Reign encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Free Reign encloses it.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 25, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Free Reign the marginally brighter of the two.