North Shore Green vs Pewter Green
Where North Shore Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, North Shore Green belongs to the green family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. North Shore Green (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 59 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. North Shore Green runs green while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.2, 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.
North Shore Green vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing North Shore Green and Pewter Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. North Shore Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. North Shore Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. North Shore Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
North Shore Green vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see North Shore Green on one side and Pewter Green 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 North Shore Green comparisons
See how North Shore Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
North Shore Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where North Shore Green encloses it.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes North Shore Green the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 71, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 8, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, North Shore Green is decisively the brighter choice.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
North Shore Green reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.