Wimborne White vs Pewter Green
Where Wimborne White belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Wimborne White belongs to the beige-white family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. Wimborne White (LRV 90) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 78 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wimborne White runs warm while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 55.0, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wimborne White vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wimborne White 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 Wimborne White 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. Wimborne White 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. Wimborne White 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. Wimborne White 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. Wimborne White 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. Wimborne White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Wimborne White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Wimborne White vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wimborne White 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 Wimborne White comparisons
See how Wimborne White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 90 vs 69, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 52, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 30, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 60, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Wimborne White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Wimborne White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 51, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 41, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wimborne White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 7, Wimborne White is decisively the brighter choice.