Lacewing vs Pewter Green
Lacewing and Pewter Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Lacewing reads as green-yellow, while Pewter Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 62-point LRV gap — 74 for Lacewing vs 12 for Pewter Green — means Lacewing will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 48.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lacewing vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lacewing 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Lacewing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Lacewing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Lacewing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Lacewing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Lacewing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Lacewing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The LRV gap is large enough that Lacewing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Patio
Exterior colors look different in open light — both tend to read lighter outside than on an interior swatch, and shadows read more strongly. The LRV gap is large enough that Lacewing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Lacewing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Lacewing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Lacewing vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lacewing 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 Lacewing comparisons
See how Lacewing stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Lacewing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Lacewing is decisively the brighter choice.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Lacewing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Lacewing is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Lacewing the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Lacewing the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Lacewing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Lacewing is decisively the brighter choice.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Lacewing reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.