Attitude Gray vs Bamboo Shoot
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Attitude Gray reads as grey, while Bamboo Shoot reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Bamboo Shoot (LRV 38) reflects noticeably more light than Attitude Gray (LRV 20), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Attitude Gray runs neutral while Bamboo Shoot is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.4, 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.
Attitude Gray vs Bamboo Shoot in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Attitude Gray and Bamboo Shoot 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 Bamboo Shoot will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Attitude Gray would.
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. Bamboo Shoot reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Attitude Gray.
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. Bamboo Shoot reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Attitude Gray.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Bamboo Shoot will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Attitude Gray would.
Color Details
Attitude Gray vs Bamboo Shoot Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Attitude Gray on one side and Bamboo Shoot 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.