Fresh Granite vs Agreeable Gray
Fresh Granite (PPG) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Fresh Granite belongs to the grey family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. The 11-point LRV gap — 60 for Agreeable Gray vs 49 for Fresh Granite — means Agreeable Gray will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 7.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 9 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fresh Granite vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
9 real rooms side by side. Fresh Granite 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. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fresh Granite.
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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fresh Granite would.
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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fresh Granite would.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fresh Granite.
Color Details
Fresh Granite vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Granite 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 Fresh Granite comparisons
See how Fresh Granite stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Fresh Granite encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Fresh Granite is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fresh Granite reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Fresh Granite is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Granite reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fresh Granite reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Fresh Granite is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Fresh Granite the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Fresh Granite encloses it.
Fresh Granite reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Fresh Granite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Fresh Granite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Granite reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Fresh Granite is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Fresh Granite the marginally brighter of the two.
Fresh Granite reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fresh Granite reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.