Filmy Green vs Pearl Gray
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Filmy Green (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Pearl Gray (LRV 61), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Filmy Green vs Pearl Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Filmy Green and Pearl Gray 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 — Filmy Green 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. Filmy Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Filmy Green vs Pearl Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Filmy Green on one side and Pearl Gray 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 Filmy Green comparisons
See how Filmy Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Filmy Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Filmy Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Filmy Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Filmy Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Filmy Green encloses it.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 25, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Filmy Green reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 24, Filmy Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Filmy Green the marginally brighter of the two.