Inox vs Shaded Whisper
Inox is a Little Greene color while Shaded Whisper comes from PPG. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 74 vs 71, Shaded Whisper will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 1.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Inox vs Shaded Whisper in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Inox and Shaded Whisper 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
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. Shaded Whisper has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Shaded Whisper gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Inox vs Shaded Whisper Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Inox on one side and Shaded Whisper 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 Inox comparisons
See how Inox stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Inox encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Inox the marginally brighter of the two.
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Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
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Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Inox reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.