Steamship vs Rock Garden
Where Steamship belongs to PPG's range, Rock Garden is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Steamship belongs to the grey family and Rock Garden to the green-grey family. Steamship (LRV 22) reflects noticeably more light than Rock Garden (LRV 8), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Steamship vs Rock Garden in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Steamship and Rock Garden 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 Steamship will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rock Garden 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. Steamship reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rock Garden.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Steamship reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rock Garden.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Steamship reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rock Garden.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Steamship returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Steamship vs Rock Garden Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Steamship on one side and Rock Garden 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.
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