Afternoon vs Moth Wing
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Afternoon belongs to the beige family and Moth Wing to the greige-grey family. At LRV 65 vs 29, Afternoon will read as the brighter of the two — a 35-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 43.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Afternoon vs Moth Wing in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Afternoon and Moth Wing 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. Afternoon 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 Afternoon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing 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 Afternoon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing 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. Afternoon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Moth Wing.
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 Afternoon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing 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 Afternoon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing would.
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 Afternoon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing 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. Afternoon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Afternoon vs Moth Wing Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Afternoon on one side and Moth Wing 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 Afternoon comparisons
See how Afternoon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Afternoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Afternoon encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Afternoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.