Rocky Road vs Techno Gray
Rocky Road (PPG) and Techno Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 49 vs 49 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rocky Road vs Techno Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Rocky Road and Techno 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.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Rocky Road vs Techno Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rocky Road on one side and Techno 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 Rocky Road comparisons
See how Rocky Road stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
Rocky Road reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Rocky Road the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Rocky Road encloses it.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Rocky Road reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Rocky Road is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Rocky Road the marginally brighter of the two.
Rocky Road reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.