Gladiator Gray vs City Fog
Where Gladiator Gray belongs to Behr's range, City Fog is a Dulux color. Gladiator Gray reads as greige-grey, while City Fog reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (15 vs 15), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Gladiator Gray runs yellow while City Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gladiator Gray vs City Fog in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Gladiator Gray and City Fog 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.
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. Gladiator Gray brings more warmth to the space, while City Fog keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Gladiator Gray vs City Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gladiator Gray on one side and City Fog 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 Gladiator Gray comparisons
See how Gladiator Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Gladiator Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 15, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
Gladiator Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Gladiator Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Gladiator Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Gladiator Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Gladiator Gray encloses it.