Moth Wing vs Requisite Gray paint color comparison

Moth Wing vs Requisite Gray

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 45 vs 29, Requisite Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 13.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Moth Wing vs Requisite Gray in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moth Wing 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.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Requisite Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Moth WingMoth Wing Living Room

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Requisite GraySherwin Williams Requisite Gray Living Room

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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 Requisite Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing would.

Moth WingMoth Wing Bedroom

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Requisite GraySw Requisite Gray Bedroom

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Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Requisite Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moth Wing would.

Moth WingSherwin Williams Moth Wing kitchen cabinets color

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Requisite GraySherwin Williams Requisite Gray Kitchen Cabinets

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Color Details

Moth Wing
Sherwin-Williams · 9174
LRV29.1
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9174
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Requisite Gray
Sherwin-Williams · 7023
LRV44.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7023
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Moth Wing vs Requisite Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moth Wing on one side and Requisite Gray on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.