Green Smoke vs Gray Suit
Green Smoke is a Farrow & Ball color while Gray Suit comes from PPG. Hue-wise, Green Smoke belongs to the green-grey family and Gray Suit to the blue-grey family. At LRV 34 vs 19, Gray Suit will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 17.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Smoke vs Gray Suit in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Smoke and Gray Suit 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. Gray Suit returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Gray Suit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Smoke would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Gray Suit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Smoke would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Gray Suit reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Gray Suit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Smoke would.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Gray Suit reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Smoke.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Gray Suit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Green Smoke would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Gray Suit returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Green Smoke vs Gray Suit Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Smoke on one side and Gray Suit 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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