Cloudy Slate vs Pale Green
Where Cloudy Slate belongs to PPG's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Cloudy Slate reads as grey, while Pale Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (29 vs 31), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 19.2, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cloudy Slate vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cloudy Slate and Pale Green 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. 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.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. 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.
Color Details
Cloudy Slate vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloudy Slate on one side and Pale Green 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 Cloudy Slate comparisons
See how Cloudy Slate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 29, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
Cloudy Slate reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 29, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 29, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 4, Cloudy Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
Cloudy Slate reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 29, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Cloudy Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 29, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloudy Slate reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cloudy Slate reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 29, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloudy Slate reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Cloudy Slate encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 7, Cloudy Slate is decisively the brighter choice.