Yellow grey vs Green Earth
Where Yellow grey belongs to RAL Classic's range, Green Earth is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Yellow grey belongs to the greige-grey family and Green Earth to the green-greige family. Green Earth (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Yellow grey (LRV 27), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Yellow grey vs Green Earth in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Yellow grey and Green Earth 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Green Earth gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Green Earth reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Yellow grey vs Green Earth Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yellow grey on one side and Green Earth 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.
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