Aged Wine vs Calico
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Aged Wine reads as pink, while Calico reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Calico (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Aged Wine (LRV 13), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Aged Wine runs warm while Calico is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aged Wine vs Calico in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Aged Wine and Calico 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Calico will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Aged Wine would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Calico reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Aged Wine.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Calico reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Aged Wine.
Color Details
Aged Wine vs Calico Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aged Wine on one side and Calico 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.