Free Reign vs Pewter Green
Free Reign is a PPG color while Pewter Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Free Reign belongs to the grey family and Pewter Green to the green-grey family. At LRV 62 vs 12, Free Reign will read as the brighter of the two — a 50-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 42.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Free Reign vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Free Reign 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
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. Free Reign 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 Free Reign will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Free Reign will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green 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. Free Reign reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Free Reign will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Free Reign will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Free Reign reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Patio
Patio colors are seen under changing outdoor light throughout the day — morning, midday, and golden hour each reveal different qualities. Free Reign reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Free Reign will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Free Reign returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Free Reign vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Free Reign 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 Free Reign comparisons
See how Free Reign stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Free Reign encloses it.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Free Reign the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Reign reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Free Reign reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Reign reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Free Reign encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Free Reign encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Free Reign the marginally brighter of the two.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Free Reign reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Free Reign is decisively the brighter choice.