Sedate Gray vs Snowbound
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Sedate Gray (LRV 61), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 11.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sedate Gray vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sedate Gray and Snowbound 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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sedate Gray 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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sedate Gray.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sedate Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sedate Gray.
Color Details
Sedate Gray vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sedate Gray on one side and Snowbound 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 Sedate Gray comparisons
See how Sedate Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Sedate Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Sedate Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Sedate Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Sedate Gray encloses it.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Sedate Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sedate Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.