Aria vs Cement grey
Where Aria belongs to PPG's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Aria reads as white, while Cement grey reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Aria (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Cement grey (LRV 24), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 37.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aria vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Aria 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
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 Aria will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey 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. Aria reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
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. Aria reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Aria reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Aria will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
Color Details
Aria vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aria 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 Aria comparisons
See how Aria stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Aria reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
Aria reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Aria the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Aria the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Aria is decisively the brighter choice.
Aria reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Aria reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Aria reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Aria reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.