Canal Street vs Pewter Green
Canal Street and Pewter Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Canal Street belongs to the greige-grey family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. The 17-point LRV gap — 29 for Canal Street vs 12 for Pewter Green — means Canal Street will open up a space more effectively. Where Canal Street leans warm, Pewter Green reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 20.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Canal Street vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Canal Street and Pewter Green 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
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. Canal Street reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Canal Street returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Canal Street vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Canal Street on one side and Pewter Green 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 Canal Street comparisons
See how Canal Street stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 29, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Canal Street reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 29, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 29, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 4, Canal Street is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
Canal Street reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 29, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Canal Street the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 29, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 29, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Canal Street the marginally brighter of the two.
Canal Street reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 29 vs 7, Canal Street is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (29 vs 24) makes Canal Street the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 29, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 29, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.