Knitting Needles vs Summit Gray
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. At LRV 53 vs 30, Knitting Needles will read as the brighter of the two — a 24-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 16.8, 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.
Knitting Needles vs Summit Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Knitting Needles and Summit 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
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Knitting Needles will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Summit Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Knitting Needles will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Summit Gray would.
Color Details
Knitting Needles vs Summit Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Knitting Needles on one side and Summit 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 Knitting Needles comparisons
See how Knitting Needles stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Knitting Needles encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Knitting Needles reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Knitting Needles reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Knitting Needles the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Knitting Needles reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Knitting Needles reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Knitting Needles encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Knitting Needles encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Knitting Needles encloses it.
Knitting Needles reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Knitting Needles encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 41, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 25, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
Knitting Needles reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Knitting Needles reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, Knitting Needles is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.