Granite Boulder vs Mole
Granite Boulder (PPG) and Mole (Tikkurila) come from different manufacturers. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. The 4-point LRV gap — 20 for Mole vs 16 for Granite Boulder — means Mole will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Granite Boulder vs Mole in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Granite Boulder and Mole 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Mole reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Mole has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Granite Boulder vs Mole Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Granite Boulder on one side and Mole 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 Granite Boulder comparisons
See how Granite Boulder stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
Granite Boulder reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Granite Boulder the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 16, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Granite Boulder reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Granite Boulder reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Granite Boulder reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Granite Boulder encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.