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.
Color Details
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.
More Velvety Chestnut comparisons
See how Velvety Chestnut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 27, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
At LRV 27 vs 6, Velvety Chestnut is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 27, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
Velvety Chestnut reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Velvety Chestnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
Velvety Chestnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Velvety Chestnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Velvety Chestnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Velvety Chestnut reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Velvety Chestnut encloses it.