Inverness Gray vs Naval
Where Inverness Gray belongs to PPG's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Inverness Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Naval to the blue family. Inverness Gray (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 71 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 65.4, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Inverness Gray vs Naval in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Inverness Gray and Naval 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 Inverness Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Inverness Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Inverness Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Inverness Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Inverness Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Inverness Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Inverness Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Inverness Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Inverness Gray vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Inverness Gray on one side and Naval 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 Inverness Gray comparisons
See how Inverness Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Inverness Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Inverness Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 8, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Inverness Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Inverness Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Inverness Gray reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.