Khaki Shade vs Pewter Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Khaki Shade belongs to the beige-greige family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Khaki Shade (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Khaki Shade runs warm while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.4, 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.
Khaki Shade vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Khaki Shade 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Khaki Shade will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Khaki Shade reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Khaki Shade vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Khaki Shade on one side and Pewter Green 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 Khaki Shade comparisons
See how Khaki Shade stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Khaki Shade encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Khaki Shade is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Khaki Shade encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Khaki Shade is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Khaki Shade is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Khaki Shade encloses it.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Khaki Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Khaki Shade encloses it.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Khaki Shade is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Khaki Shade reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Khaki Shade encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Khaki Shade encloses it.