Wythe Blue vs Pewter Green
Where Wythe Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Wythe Blue belongs to the blue-green family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Wythe Blue (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wythe Blue 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 34.8, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wythe Blue vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wythe Blue 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Wythe Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wythe Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Wythe Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Wythe Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Wythe Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Wythe Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Wythe Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Wythe Blue vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wythe Blue 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 Wythe Blue comparisons
See how Wythe Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Wythe Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 6, Wythe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wythe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Wythe Blue encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Wythe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Wythe Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wythe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Wythe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Wythe Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Wythe Blue encloses it.
Wythe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 8, Wythe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Wythe Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Wythe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Wythe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Wythe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.