Sweater Weather vs Concrete grey
Sweater Weather is a PPG color while Concrete grey comes from RAL Classic. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 23 and 23, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 3.4, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sweater Weather vs Concrete grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Sweater Weather and Concrete grey 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Sweater Weather vs Concrete grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweater Weather on one side and Concrete grey 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 Sweater Weather comparisons
See how Sweater Weather stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 23, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
Sweater Weather reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (30 vs 23) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 23, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 23, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 23 vs 4, Sweater Weather is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
Sweater Weather reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 23, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 23, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweater Weather reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweater Weather reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 23, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweater Weather reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 23), opening up a space where Sweater Weather encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.