Haze Grey vs Lilac Gray
Haze Grey is a Cloverdale Paint color while Lilac Gray comes from Valspar. Hue-wise, Haze Grey belongs to the blue-grey family and Lilac Gray to the grey family. At LRV 25 vs 21, Lilac Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Haze Grey vs Lilac Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Haze Grey and Lilac Gray 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. Lilac Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Haze Grey vs Lilac Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Haze Grey on one side and Lilac 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 Haze Grey comparisons
See how Haze Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 21, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
Haze Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Haze Grey reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
Haze Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Haze Grey encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.