Lava Gray vs Web Gray
Where Lava Gray belongs to PPG's range, Web Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Lava Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Web Gray to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (13 vs 13), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.3, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lava Gray vs Web Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Lava Gray and Web Gray 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Lava Gray vs Web Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lava Gray on one side and Web Gray 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 Lava Gray comparisons
See how Lava Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lava Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Lava Gray encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.