Cornforth White vs Agreeable Gray
Cornforth White (Farrow & Ball) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 60 vs 60 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cornforth White vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Cornforth White and Agreeable Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Cornforth White vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cornforth White 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 Cornforth White comparisons
See how Cornforth White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Cornforth White encloses it.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Cornforth White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cornforth White reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 4, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cornforth White reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Cornforth White encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Cornforth White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Cornforth White the marginally brighter of the two.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cornforth White reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Cornforth White is decisively the brighter choice.