Mountain Air vs Rock Candy
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Mountain Air belongs to the blue-grey family and Rock Candy to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (73 vs 75), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Mountain Air runs cool while Rock Candy is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mountain Air vs Rock Candy in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Mountain Air and Rock Candy 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Mountain Air reads more restrained here, while Rock Candy adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Color Details
Mountain Air vs Rock Candy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mountain Air on one side and Rock Candy 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 Mountain Air comparisons
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Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 73 vs 58, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two.
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Mountain Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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