Simple Serenity vs Agreeable Gray
Where Simple Serenity belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Simple Serenity belongs to the blue family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Simple Serenity (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.0, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Simple Serenity vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Simple Serenity 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.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Simple Serenity gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Simple Serenity reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Simple Serenity reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Simple Serenity has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Simple Serenity reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Simple Serenity vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Simple Serenity 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 Simple Serenity comparisons
See how Simple Serenity stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Simple Serenity encloses it.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Simple Serenity reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Simple Serenity encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Simple Serenity reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Simple Serenity is decisively the brighter choice.