Relaxed Khaki vs Urban Putty
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 54 vs 50, Urban Putty will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-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. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Relaxed Khaki vs Urban Putty in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Relaxed Khaki and Urban Putty are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Urban Putty has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Urban Putty gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Urban Putty gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Relaxed Khaki vs Urban Putty Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Relaxed Khaki on one side and Urban Putty 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 Relaxed Khaki comparisons
See how Relaxed Khaki stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 50, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 6, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 27, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
Relaxed Khaki reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 13, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Relaxed Khaki the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 50, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 50, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 8, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Relaxed Khaki reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Relaxed Khaki the marginally brighter of the two.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.