Raucous Orange vs Web Gray
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Raucous Orange reads as beige-pink, while Web Gray reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Raucous Orange (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Web Gray (LRV 13), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Raucous Orange runs warm while Web Gray is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 62.4, 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.
Raucous Orange vs Web Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Raucous Orange and Web 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Raucous Orange gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Raucous Orange vs Web Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raucous Orange on one side and Web 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 Raucous Orange comparisons
See how Raucous Orange stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 18, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Raucous Orange reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 18, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 18, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 18, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 18, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 18 vs 4, Raucous Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 18, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (21 vs 18) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 18, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 18, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (25 vs 18) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (18 vs 7) makes Raucous Orange the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 18, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.