Whirlwind vs Lazy Gray
Whirlwind is a PPG color while Lazy Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. With LRVs of 53 and 53, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Whirlwind vs Lazy Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Whirlwind and Lazy 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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
Whirlwind vs Lazy Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whirlwind on one side and Lazy 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 Whirlwind comparisons
See how Whirlwind stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Whirlwind encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Whirlwind is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Whirlwind reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Whirlwind the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Whirlwind reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Whirlwind encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Whirlwind encloses it.
Whirlwind reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Whirlwind reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Whirlwind encloses it.
Whirlwind reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Whirlwind reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Whirlwind is decisively the brighter choice.