Grey Mauve vs Cool Beige
Grey Mauve (PPG) and Cool Beige (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 49 vs 48 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. 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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Grey Mauve vs Cool Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grey Mauve on one side and Cool Beige 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 Grey Mauve comparisons
See how Grey Mauve stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Grey Mauve encloses it.
Grey Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Grey Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Grey Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Grey Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Grey Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Grey Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Grey Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Grey Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Grey Mauve encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Grey Mauve encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Grey Mauve encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grey Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Grey Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Grey Mauve encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Grey Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
Grey Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Grey Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Grey Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.