Alpaca vs Griffin
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Alpaca (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Griffin (LRV 13), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 36.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Alpaca vs Griffin in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Alpaca and Griffin 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 Alpaca will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Griffin would.
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. Alpaca reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Griffin.
Color Details
Alpaca vs Griffin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Alpaca on one side and Griffin 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 Alpaca comparisons
See how Alpaca stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 57 vs 27, Alpaca is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Alpaca is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Alpaca is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Alpaca is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Alpaca the marginally brighter of the two.
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Alpaca reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.