Velvety Chestnut vs Lilac Gray
Velvety Chestnut is a Sherwin-Williams color while Lilac Gray comes from Valspar. Hue-wise, Velvety Chestnut belongs to the beige-pink family and Lilac Gray to the grey family. With LRVs of 27 and 25, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 5.9, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Velvety Chestnut vs Lilac Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Velvety Chestnut and Lilac Gray 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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Velvety Chestnut vs Lilac Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Velvety Chestnut on one side and Lilac 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.
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