Copper Pot vs Pewter Green

Copper PotSherwin-WilliamsvsPewter GreenSherwin-WilliamsΔE 45.9Very different colors

Copper Pot and Pewter Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Copper Pot belongs to the beige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. The 8-point LRV gap — 20 for Copper Pot vs 12 for Pewter Green — means Copper Pot will open up a space more effectively. Where Copper Pot leans warm, Pewter Green reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 45.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Copper Pot vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces

10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Copper Pot 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. Copper Pot reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.

Copper PotA industrial living room painted in Copper Pot

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Pewter GreenPewter Green SW 6208 living room

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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. Copper Pot returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Copper PotA modern luxury bedroom painted in Copper Pot

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Pewter GreenBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Pewter Green

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Copper Pot returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Copper PotCopper Pot — classy kitchen

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Pewter GreenSherwin Williams Pewter Green kitchen cabinets

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Copper Pot will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.

Copper PotCopper Pot paint in a mid century dining room

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Pewter GreenPewter Green Dining Room - Modern Organic Earthiness

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Copper Pot returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Copper PotCopper Pot — japandi bathroom

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Pewter GreenGreen bathroom in Pewter Green by Sherwin Williams

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Home Office

Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Copper Pot returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Copper PotSherwin-Williams Copper Pot in a mid century home office

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Pewter GreenSW 6208 home office inspiration

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Mudroom

In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The LRV gap is large enough that Copper Pot will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.

Copper PotCopper Pot paint in a tiny mudroom

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Pewter GreenPewter Green Mudroom - Seamless Color Drenched Nook

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Patio

Exterior colors look different in open light — both tend to read lighter outside than on an interior swatch, and shadows read more strongly. The LRV gap is large enough that Copper Pot will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.

Copper Potindustrial patio featuring Copper Pot by Sherwin-Williams

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Pewter GreenPewter Green Patio - Modern Minimalist Fire Pit Accent

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House

A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Copper Pot returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Copper PotCopper Pot color — maximalist house inspiration

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Pewter GreenPewter Green house color review

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Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Copper Pot reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.

Copper Potrustic modern front door featuring Copper Pot by Sherwin-Williams

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Pewter GreenGreen front door with Pewter Green SW 6208

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Color Details

Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams · 7709
Hex#B16A37
LRV19.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7709
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams · 6208
Hex#5E6259
LRV11.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6208
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Copper Pot vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Copper Pot on one side and Pewter Green 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.

More Copper Pot comparisons

See how Copper Pot stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Copper Pot
White Dove
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Ammonite
Copper Pot
Ammonite
Copper Pot
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 69 vs 20, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Copper Pot
Iron Ore
Copper Pot
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Copper Pot reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Copper Pot
Purbeck Stone
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Copper Pot
Evergreen Fog
Copper Pot
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.

Mizzle
Copper Pot
Mizzle
Copper Pot
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Agreeable Gray
Copper Pot
Agreeable Gray
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Accessible Beige
Copper Pot
Accessible Beige
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Denim Drift
Copper Pot
Denim Drift
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

French Gray
Copper Pot
French Gray
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Copper Pot
Naval
Copper Pot
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 20 vs 4, Copper Pot is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Copper Pot
Tranquil Dawn
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Bancha
Copper Pot
Bancha
Copper Pot
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Copper Pot reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Hardwick White
Copper Pot
Hardwick White
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Copper Pot
Pure White
Copper Pot
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Copper Pot
Artichoke
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Balboa Mist
Copper Pot
Balboa Mist
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Copper Pot
Shoji White
Copper Pot
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Copper Pot
Snowbound
Copper Pot
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Copper Pot
Skimming Stone
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Dix Blue
Copper Pot
Dix Blue
Copper Pot
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
Copper Pot
Calamine
Copper Pot
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 68 vs 20, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

Treron
Copper Pot
Treron
Copper Pot
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.

Vintage Vogue
Copper Pot
Vintage Vogue
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Copper Pot reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Saybrook Sage
Copper Pot
Saybrook Sage
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Copper Pot encloses it.

Pale Green
Copper Pot
Pale Green
Copper Pot
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.

Pine Needle
Copper Pot
Pine Needle
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 20 vs 7, Copper Pot is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Copper Pot
Cement grey
Copper Pot
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.

Guilford Green
Copper Pot
Guilford Green
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 57 vs 20, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Just Walnut
Copper Pot
Just Walnut
Copper Pot
Sherwin-Williams
Copper Pot
7709 · LRV 20

At LRV 72 vs 20, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.