Cool Slate vs Sweater Weather
Cool Slate is a PPG color while Sweater Weather comes from Sherwin-Williams. Cool Slate reads as greige-grey, while Sweater Weather reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 62 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Cool Slate vs Sweater Weather Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cool Slate on one side and Sweater Weather 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 Cool Slate comparisons
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Cool Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Cool Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Cool Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Cool Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 62 vs 44, Cool Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 62 vs 12, Cool Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 8, Cool Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 62 vs 12, Cool Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Cool Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
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