Gray Suit vs Upward
Where Gray Suit belongs to PPG's range, Upward is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Gray Suit belongs to the blue-grey family and Upward to the blue family. Upward (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Gray Suit (LRV 34), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 15.3, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gray Suit vs Upward in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gray Suit and Upward 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 Upward will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Gray Suit 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. Upward reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gray Suit.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Upward reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gray Suit.
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. Upward reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gray Suit.
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. Upward reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gray Suit.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Upward returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Upward reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gray Suit.
Color Details
Gray Suit vs Upward Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gray Suit on one side and Upward 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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