Turning Leaf vs Pewter Green
Where Turning Leaf belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Turning Leaf reads as green-yellow, while Pewter Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Turning Leaf (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 55 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 44.5, 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.
Turning Leaf vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Turning Leaf 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 Turning Leaf 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. Turning Leaf reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Turning Leaf 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. Turning Leaf 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. Turning Leaf reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Turning Leaf vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Turning Leaf 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 Turning Leaf comparisons
See how Turning Leaf stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Turning Leaf encloses it.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Turning Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
Turning Leaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 4, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 21, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Turning Leaf encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 51, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 67 vs 41, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Turning Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.