Bunglehouse Gray vs Renwick Olive paint color comparison

Bunglehouse Gray vs Renwick Olive

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Bunglehouse Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Renwick Olive to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (28 vs 26), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Bunglehouse Gray vs Renwick Olive in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Bunglehouse Gray and Renwick Olive 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.

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Bunglehouse GraySW 2845 bathroom color review

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Renwick OliveRenwick Olive bathroom vanity color

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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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Renwick OliveRenwick Olive exterior paint

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Color Details

Bunglehouse Gray
Sherwin-Williams · 2845
LRV27.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number2845
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Renwick Olive
Sherwin-Williams · 2815
LRV25.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number2815
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Bunglehouse Gray vs Renwick Olive Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bunglehouse Gray on one side and Renwick Olive on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.