Sable Stone vs Grizzle Gray
Where Sable Stone belongs to Jotun's range, Grizzle Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Sable Stone reads as greige-grey, while Grizzle Gray reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sable Stone (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Grizzle Gray (LRV 13), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sable Stone runs warm while Grizzle Gray is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.7, 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.
Sable Stone vs Grizzle Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sable Stone and Grizzle 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
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 Sable Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Grizzle 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. Sable Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Grizzle Gray.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Sable Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Grizzle Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Sable Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Grizzle Gray.
Color Details
Sable Stone vs Grizzle Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sable Stone on one side and Grizzle 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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