Pavilion Beige vs Popular Gray
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 61 vs 48, Popular Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-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 NaN, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pavilion Beige vs Popular Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pavilion Beige and Popular 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. Popular Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Popular Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pavilion Beige would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Popular Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pavilion Beige.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Popular Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pavilion Beige would.
Color Details
Pavilion Beige vs Popular Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pavilion Beige on one side and Popular Gray 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 Pavilion Beige comparisons
See how Pavilion Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pavilion Beige encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pavilion Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Pavilion Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pavilion Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pavilion Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Pavilion Beige encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Pavilion Beige encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pavilion Beige encloses it.
Pavilion Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Pavilion Beige encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Pavilion Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 25, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 24, Pavilion Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.