My Alibi vs Popular Gray
My Alibi (PPG) and Popular Gray (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 — 61 vs 61 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
My Alibi vs Popular Gray in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. My Alibi and Popular 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. 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
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
My Alibi vs Popular Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see My Alibi on one side and Popular 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 My Alibi comparisons
See how My Alibi stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where My Alibi encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes My Alibi the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
My Alibi reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 61 vs 43, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
My Alibi reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
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My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes My Alibi the marginally brighter of the two.