Boulder Creek vs Pebble grey
Where Boulder Creek belongs to PPG's range, Pebble grey is a RAL Classic color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Pebble grey (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Boulder Creek (LRV 42), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Boulder Creek vs Pebble grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Boulder Creek and Pebble grey 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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Boulder Creek vs Pebble grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Boulder Creek on one side and Pebble 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.
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