Elephant Ear vs Homestead Brown
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. At LRV 28 vs 12, Elephant Ear will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 18.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Elephant Ear vs Homestead Brown in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Elephant Ear and Homestead Brown in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Elephant Ear will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Homestead Brown would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Elephant Ear will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Homestead Brown would.
Color Details
Elephant Ear vs Homestead Brown Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elephant Ear on one side and Homestead Brown 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 Elephant Ear comparisons
See how Elephant Ear stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 28, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 6, Elephant Ear is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 28, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 28, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
Elephant Ear reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 28, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 13, Elephant Ear is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 28, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
Elephant Ear reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 28, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Elephant Ear is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 28, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.
Elephant Ear reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Elephant Ear is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 28, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Elephant Ear reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Elephant Ear reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 28), opening up a space where Elephant Ear encloses it.