Misty Meadow vs Austere Gray
Misty Meadow is a PPG color while Austere Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Misty Meadow reads as grey, while Austere Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 52 and 51, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Misty Meadow vs Austere Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Misty Meadow and Austere Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Misty Meadow vs Austere Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Misty Meadow on one side and Austere Gray 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 Misty Meadow comparisons
See how Misty Meadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Misty Meadow encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Misty Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Misty Meadow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Misty Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Misty Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Misty Meadow encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Misty Meadow encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Misty Meadow encloses it.
Misty Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Misty Meadow encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Misty Meadow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Misty Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Misty Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.