Peacock Plume vs Pewter Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Peacock Plume reads as blue-grey, while Pewter Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Peacock Plume (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Peacock Plume runs cool while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peacock Plume vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peacock Plume 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.
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 Peacock Plume will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
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. Peacock Plume reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Peacock Plume 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. Peacock Plume reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Peacock Plume vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peacock Plume 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 Peacock Plume comparisons
See how Peacock Plume stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 28, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 28, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 28), opening up a space where Peacock Plume encloses it.
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At LRV 55 vs 28, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 13, Peacock Plume is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 28, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 28, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 28, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 28), opening up a space where Peacock Plume encloses it.
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With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Peacock Plume is decisively the brighter choice.
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Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peacock Plume reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Peacock Plume reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 28), opening up a space where Peacock Plume encloses it.