Blue Dolphin vs Gravity
Where Blue Dolphin belongs to PPG's range, Gravity is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Blue Dolphin belongs to the blue family and Gravity to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 56), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Dolphin vs Gravity in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Blue Dolphin and Gravity 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Blue Dolphin vs Gravity Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Dolphin on one side and Gravity 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 Blue Dolphin comparisons
See how Blue Dolphin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Dolphin encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Dolphin encloses it.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.