Ancient Copper vs Cement grey
Ancient Copper is a PPG color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Ancient Copper belongs to the pink-red family and Cement grey to the grey family. At LRV 24 vs 14, Cement grey will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 39.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancient Copper vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ancient Copper and Cement grey 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. Cement grey 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 Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ancient Copper would.
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 Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ancient Copper would.
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 Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ancient Copper 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. Cement grey returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Ancient Copper vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancient Copper on one side and Cement grey 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 Ancient Copper comparisons
See how Ancient Copper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 14, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Copper reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 14, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 14, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 14, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 14, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Ancient Copper the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 14, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 14, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 14, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (25 vs 14) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 14), opening up a space where Ancient Copper encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Ancient Copper the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 14, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 14, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.