Granite Peak vs Steely Gray
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Steely Gray (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Granite Peak (LRV 14), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Granite Peak runs cool while Steely Gray is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Granite Peak vs Steely Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Granite Peak and Steely Gray 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 Steely Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Granite Peak would.
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. Steely Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Granite Peak.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Steely Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Granite Peak.
Color Details
Granite Peak vs Steely Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Granite Peak on one side and Steely 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.
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