Modern Gray vs Windsor Greige
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Modern Gray (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Windsor Greige (LRV 47), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Modern Gray vs Windsor Greige in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Modern Gray and Windsor Greige 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 Modern Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windsor Greige would.
Color Details
Modern Gray vs Windsor Greige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Modern Gray on one side and Windsor Greige 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 Modern Gray comparisons
See how Modern Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Modern Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Modern Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Modern Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Modern Gray encloses it.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 25, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Modern Gray reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Modern Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Modern Gray the marginally brighter of the two.