Solstice vs Agate Grey
Where Solstice belongs to PPG's range, Agate Grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Solstice belongs to the grey family and Agate Grey to the green-grey family. Solstice (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Agate Grey (LRV 45), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Solstice vs Agate Grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Solstice and Agate Grey 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Solstice reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Solstice vs Agate Grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Solstice on one side and Agate Grey 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 Solstice comparisons
See how Solstice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Solstice encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Solstice the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Solstice reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Solstice encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Solstice encloses it.
Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Solstice encloses it.
Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Solstice reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.