Blue Gray vs Piazza
Where Blue Gray belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Piazza is a Tikkurila color. Hue-wise, Blue Gray belongs to the blue-greige family and Piazza to the beige-greige family. Piazza (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Blue Gray (LRV 45), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.3, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Gray vs Piazza in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Gray and Piazza 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 Piazza will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Gray would.
Color Details
Blue Gray vs Piazza Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Gray on one side and Piazza 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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