Amazing Gray vs Utterly Beige
Amazing Gray and Utterly Beige come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Amazing Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Utterly Beige to the beige-greige family. The 8-point LRV gap — 47 for Amazing Gray vs 39 for Utterly Beige — means Amazing Gray will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 6.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Amazing Gray vs Utterly Beige in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Amazing Gray and Utterly Beige 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Amazing Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Amazing Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Amazing Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Amazing Gray vs Utterly Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Amazing Gray on one side and Utterly Beige 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 Amazing Gray comparisons
See how Amazing Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Amazing Gray encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Amazing Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Amazing Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Amazing Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Amazing Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Amazing Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Amazing Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Amazing Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Amazing Gray encloses it.
Amazing Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Amazing Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Amazing Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 25, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Amazing Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 24, Amazing Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (57 vs 47) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.