Keystone Gray vs Snowbound
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Keystone Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Keystone Gray (LRV 29), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 32.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Keystone Gray vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Keystone Gray and Snowbound in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keystone Gray.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keystone Gray.
Color Details
Keystone Gray vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Keystone Gray on one side and Snowbound 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 Keystone Gray comparisons
See how Keystone Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 44 vs 29, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 29, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 29 vs 8, Keystone Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 29, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 45 vs 29, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
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