Pale Hound vs Agreeable Gray
Pale Hound is a Farrow & Ball color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Pale Hound reads as beige-yellow, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 72 vs 60, Pale Hound will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 14.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pale Hound vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Hound 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pale Hound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pale Hound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Pale Hound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Pale Hound vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Hound 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 Pale Hound comparisons
See how Pale Hound stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Hound reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pale Hound reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pale Hound reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Pale Hound is decisively the brighter choice.