Oleander vs Pewter Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Oleander belongs to the pink-red family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Oleander (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Oleander 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 47.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Oleander vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Oleander 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Oleander 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. Oleander reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Oleander vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Oleander 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 Oleander comparisons
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Oleander reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Oleander reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Oleander the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Oleander is decisively the brighter choice.
Oleander reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Oleander the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Oleander is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Oleander encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Oleander is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Oleander is decisively the brighter choice.
Oleander reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Oleander reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Oleander reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Oleander reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.