Fleeting Green vs Requisite Gray
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Fleeting Green belongs to the green-grey family and Requisite Gray to the greige-grey family. Fleeting Green (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Requisite Gray (LRV 45), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fleeting Green runs cool while Requisite Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fleeting Green vs Requisite Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fleeting Green and Requisite Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Fleeting Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Requisite Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Fleeting Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Requisite Gray.
Color Details
Fleeting Green vs Requisite Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fleeting Green on one side and Requisite 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 Fleeting Green comparisons
See how Fleeting Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Fleeting Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Fleeting Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 8, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Fleeting Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Fleeting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Fleeting Green reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.