Peppermint Leaf vs Agreeable Gray
Where Peppermint Leaf belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Peppermint Leaf belongs to the green family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Peppermint Leaf (LRV 22), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Peppermint Leaf runs green while Agreeable Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 69.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peppermint Leaf vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Peppermint Leaf and Agreeable Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Peppermint Leaf.
Color Details
Peppermint Leaf vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peppermint Leaf on one side and Agreeable 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 Peppermint Leaf comparisons
See how Peppermint Leaf stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 22 vs 6, Peppermint Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
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Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Peppermint Leaf encloses it.
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At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Peppermint Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 22), opening up a space where Peppermint Leaf encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Peppermint Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Peppermint Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Peppermint Leaf encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Peppermint Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
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Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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