Cargo Pants vs Relaxed Khaki
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Cargo Pants (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Relaxed Khaki (LRV 50), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 3.6 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.
Cargo Pants vs Relaxed Khaki in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Cargo Pants and Relaxed Khaki 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Cargo Pants gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Cargo Pants reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Cargo Pants vs Relaxed Khaki Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cargo Pants on one side and Relaxed Khaki 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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At LRV 56 vs 43, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 4, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 21, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 41, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 25, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cargo Pants reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 24, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.