Sedate Gray vs Warm Putty
Sedate Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color while Warm Putty comes from Valspar. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 65 vs 61, Warm Putty will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sedate Gray vs Warm Putty in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Sedate Gray and Warm 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. Warm Putty has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Warm Putty gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Sedate Gray vs Warm Putty Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sedate Gray on one side and Warm 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 Sedate Gray comparisons
See how Sedate Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Sedate Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Sedate Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Sedate Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Sedate Gray encloses it.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.