Steel Parade vs Parma Gray
Where Steel Parade belongs to Dulux's range, Parma Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Parma Gray (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Steel Parade (LRV 47), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Steel Parade vs Parma Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Steel Parade and Parma 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Steel Parade vs Parma Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Steel Parade on one side and Parma 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.
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