In The Shadows vs Pale Green
Where In The Shadows belongs to PPG's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, In The Shadows belongs to the blue-grey family and Pale Green to the green family. Pale Green (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than In The Shadows (LRV 15), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 27.9, 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.
In The Shadows vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing In The Shadows 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. The LRV gap is large enough that Pale Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than In The Shadows 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. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than In The Shadows.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than In The Shadows.
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. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than In The Shadows.
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. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than In The Shadows.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Pale Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than In The Shadows would.
Color Details
In The Shadows vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see In The Shadows 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 In The Shadows comparisons
See how In The Shadows stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes In The Shadows the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 15, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
In The Shadows reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes In The Shadows the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes In The Shadows the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where In The Shadows encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes In The Shadows the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
In The Shadows reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.