Stepping Stone vs Gris
Stepping Stone is a PPG color while Gris comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 39 and 39, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stepping Stone vs Gris in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Stepping Stone and Gris 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Stepping Stone vs Gris Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stepping Stone on one side and Gris 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 Stepping Stone comparisons
See how Stepping Stone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 39, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Stepping Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Stepping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 21, Stepping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Stepping Stone the marginally brighter of the two.