Graphite vs Baluster
Graphite is a Cloverdale Paint color while Baluster comes from Little Greene. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. At LRV 23 vs 19, Baluster will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 5.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Graphite vs Baluster in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Graphite and Baluster 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Baluster has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Graphite vs Baluster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Graphite on one side and Baluster 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 Graphite comparisons
See how Graphite stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
Graphite reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Graphite reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
Graphite reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Graphite encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.