Winter Haven vs Agreeable Gray
Winter Haven is a PPG color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Winter Haven belongs to the blue family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 78 vs 60, Winter Haven will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 12.7, 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.
Winter Haven vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
9 real rooms side by side. Seeing Winter Haven 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. Winter Haven returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Winter Haven will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
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 Winter Haven will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
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. Winter Haven reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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 Winter Haven will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
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 Winter Haven will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
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. Winter Haven reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
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 Winter Haven will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
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. Winter Haven returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Winter Haven vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven comparisons
See how Winter Haven stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Winter Haven the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Winter Haven reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 51, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Winter Haven reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Winter Haven reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 7, Winter Haven is decisively the brighter choice.