Naples Yellow vs Pewter Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Naples Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Naples Yellow (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 57 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Naples Yellow 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 57.3, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Naples Yellow vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Naples Yellow 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Naples Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Naples Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Naples Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Naples Yellow vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Naples Yellow 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 Naples Yellow comparisons
See how Naples Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Naples Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Naples Yellow encloses it.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Naples Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Naples Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.