Warm Welcome vs Agreeable Gray
Where Warm Welcome belongs to PPG's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Warm Welcome reads as pink-red, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Warm Welcome (LRV 37), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Warm Welcome vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Warm Welcome 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 Warm Welcome comparisons
See how Warm Welcome stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 37, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
Warm Welcome reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Warm Welcome the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
Warm Welcome reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 4, Warm Welcome is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
Warm Welcome reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 37, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Warm Welcome is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 37, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Warm Welcome reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Warm Welcome reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Warm Welcome encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 37) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Warm Welcome reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Warm Welcome the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 7, Warm Welcome is decisively the brighter choice.