Victorian Pewter vs Serious Gray
Victorian Pewter is a PPG color while Serious Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Victorian Pewter belongs to the grey family and Serious Gray to the blue-grey family. With LRVs of 23 and 23, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Victorian Pewter vs Serious Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Victorian Pewter and Serious 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.
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At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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Victorian Pewter vs Serious Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Victorian Pewter on one side and Serious 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 Victorian Pewter comparisons
See how Victorian Pewter stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 23, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 23 vs 6, Victorian Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 23, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
Victorian Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 23, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Victorian Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 23, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 23, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 23, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 23, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Victorian Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 23 vs 8, Victorian Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 23, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 23), opening up a space where Victorian Pewter encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Victorian Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 23, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.