Rocky Road vs Analytical Gray
Where Rocky Road belongs to PPG's range, Analytical Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Rocky Road belongs to the greige-grey family and Analytical Gray to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (49 vs 47), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rocky Road vs Analytical Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Rocky Road and Analytical 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Rocky Road vs Analytical Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rocky Road on one side and Analytical 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 Rocky Road comparisons
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At LRV 49 vs 6, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
Rocky Road reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Rocky Road the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Rocky Road reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Rocky Road the marginally brighter of the two.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.