Garrison Gray vs Agreeable Gray

Garrison GrayPPGvsAgreeable GraySherwin-WilliamsΔE 28.6Very different colors

Garrison Gray is a PPG color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Garrison Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 23, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 37-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 28.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 9 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Garrison Gray vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces

9 real rooms side by side. Seeing Garrison Gray 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

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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Garrison GrayA mid century living room painted in Garrison Gray

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray SW 7029 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Garrison Gray would.

Garrison GrayA cozy bedroom painted in Garrison Gray

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GrayBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray

@mybudgetrecipes

Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Garrison Gray would.

Garrison GrayGarrison Gray — industrial kitchen

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GraySherwin Williams Agreeable Gray kitchen cabinets

@mybudgetrecipes

Dining Room

Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Garrison Gray.

Garrison GrayGarrison Gray paint in a elegant dining room

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GraySherwin Williams SW 7029 dining room

@thecolorconcierge

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Garrison Gray would.

Garrison GrayGarrison Gray — industrial bathroom

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GrayModern Agreeable Gray bathroom

@homeimprovementdude

Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Garrison Gray would.

Garrison GrayPPG Garrison Gray in a industrial home office

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GraySW 7029 home office inspiration

@mybudgetrecipes

Mudroom

A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Garrison Gray.

Garrison GrayGarrison Gray paint in a classy mudroom

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GraySherwin Williams SW 7029 laundry room

@mckernanmaterial

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Garrison Gray would.

Garrison GrayGarrison Gray color — aesthetic house inspiration

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GrayFarmhouse Agreeable Gray house exterior

@homeimprovementdude

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Garrison Graytraditional front door featuring Garrison Gray by PPG

@simplywalldecor

Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray Front Door SW 7029

@homeimprovementdude

Color Details

Garrison Gray
PPG · PPG1039-5
LRV23.0
BrandPPG
NumberPPG1039-5
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams · 7029
LRV60.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7029
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Garrison Gray vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garrison Gray on one side and Agreeable Gray on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Garrison Gray comparisons

See how Garrison Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Garrison Gray
Ammonite
Garrison Gray
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 23), opening up a space where Garrison Gray encloses it.

White Dove
Garrison Gray
White Dove
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 83 vs 23, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Garrison Gray
Iron Ore
Garrison Gray
Iron Ore
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 23 vs 6, Garrison Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Garrison Gray
Purbeck Stone
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 23), opening up a space where Garrison Gray encloses it.

Garrison Gray
Evergreen Fog
Garrison Gray
Evergreen Fog
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mizzle
Garrison Gray
Mizzle
Garrison Gray
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 52 vs 23, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Garrison Gray
Accessible Beige
Garrison Gray
Accessible Beige
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 58 vs 23, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Garrison Gray
Denim Drift
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

French Gray
Garrison Gray
French Gray
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Garrison Gray encloses it.

Garrison Gray
Naval
Garrison Gray
Naval
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Garrison Gray reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Garrison Gray
Tranquil Dawn
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 55 vs 23, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Garrison Gray
Bancha
Garrison Gray
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Garrison Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Hardwick White
Garrison Gray
Hardwick White
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 44 vs 23, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Garrison Gray
Pure White
Garrison Gray
Pure White
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 23), opening up a space where Garrison Gray encloses it.

Garrison Gray
Artichoke
Garrison Gray
Artichoke
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Balboa Mist
Garrison Gray
Balboa Mist
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 66 vs 23, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Garrison Gray
Shoji White
Garrison Gray
Shoji White
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 74 vs 23, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Garrison Gray
Snowbound
Garrison Gray
Snowbound
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 23, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pigeon
Garrison Gray
Pigeon
Garrison Gray
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 23), opening up a space where Garrison Gray encloses it.

Garrison Gray
Pewter Green
Garrison Gray
Pewter Green
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Garrison Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Duck Green
Garrison Gray
Duck Green
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 23 vs 8, Garrison Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Garrison Gray
Skimming Stone
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 68 vs 23, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Garrison Gray
Dix Blue
Garrison Gray
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 23), opening up a space where Garrison Gray encloses it.

Hicks' Blue
Garrison Gray
Hicks' Blue
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Hicks' Blue vs Garrison Gray

Slaked Lime Deep
Garrison Gray
Slaked Lime Deep
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Slaked Lime Deep vs Garrison Gray

Vintage Vogue
Garrison Gray
Vintage Vogue
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Garrison Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Livid
Garrison Gray
Livid
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Livid vs Garrison Gray

Saybrook Sage
Garrison Gray
Saybrook Sage
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

At LRV 45 vs 23, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Garrison Gray
Pale Green
Garrison Gray
Pale Green
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pine Needle
Garrison Gray
Pine Needle
Garrison Gray
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23

Garrison Gray reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.