Mountain Gray vs Paraffin
Both are PPG colors. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 76 and 75, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Mountain Gray vs Paraffin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mountain Gray on one side and Paraffin 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 Mountain Gray comparisons
See how Mountain Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Mountain Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Mountain Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Mountain Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Mountain Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Gray reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.