Moss grey vs Stone grey
Both from RAL Classic's palette. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Stone grey (LRV 29) reflects noticeably more light than Moss grey (LRV 20), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Moss grey vs Stone grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Moss grey and Stone 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.
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. Stone grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Moss grey.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Stone grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moss grey would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Stone grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Moss grey.
Color Details
Moss grey vs Stone grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moss grey on one side and Stone 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 Moss grey comparisons
See how Moss grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
Moss grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moss grey reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
Moss grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Moss grey encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.