Blustery Sky vs Pewter Tankard
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Blustery Sky belongs to the blue-grey family and Pewter Tankard to the greige-grey family. Pewter Tankard (LRV 33) reflects noticeably more light than Blustery Sky (LRV 22), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blustery Sky runs cool while Pewter Tankard is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 18.5, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blustery Sky vs Pewter Tankard in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blustery Sky and Pewter Tankard 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 Pewter Tankard will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blustery Sky 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. Pewter Tankard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blustery Sky.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pewter Tankard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blustery Sky.
Color Details
Blustery Sky vs Pewter Tankard Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blustery Sky on one side and Pewter Tankard 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.
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