Solitary State vs Tinsmith
Solitary State is a PPG color while Tinsmith comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 57 and 57, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Solitary State vs Tinsmith in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Solitary State and Tinsmith 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.
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.
Color Details
Solitary State vs Tinsmith Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Solitary State on one side and Tinsmith 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 Solitary State comparisons
See how Solitary State stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 6, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
Solitary State reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Solitary State reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Solitary State the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
Solitary State reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Solitary State reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Solitary State encloses it.
Solitary State reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Solitary State reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Solitary State reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Solitary State is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Solitary State the marginally brighter of the two.
Solitary State reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.