Great Falls
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Great Falls (6495) is a standout Blue in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#217786
LRV
15.29
Great Falls's Color Strip
Great Falls is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Lakeshore and Oceanside. The strip spans from Open Air at the lightest end to Oceanside at the deepest. Strip 172 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Great Falls in Real Rooms
Great Falls has a low LRV of 15.29 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom, bathroom, home office, front door, dining room, house, patio, living room, mudroom and kitchen.
1 Bedroom Photo
Great Falls has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Great Falls
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1 Bathroom Photo
Pairing Great Falls with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Great Falls — minimalist bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
The transition from "home life" to "work life" can be signaled by the color of the room. Entering a space painted in Great Falls provides a mental shift, telling your brain that it's time to settle in and be productive.
Sherwin-Williams Great Falls in a industrial home office
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1 Front Door Photo
A front door in Great Falls is a timeless choice that won't feel dated as trends shift. It's a versatile hue that can adapt to different porch decor—from modern planters to traditional rockers—with effortless ease.
cottagecore front door featuring Great Falls by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
Dining rooms are often the best place to take a "color risk." By choosing Great Falls, you're opting for a shade that is saturated and confident, yet still refined enough to act as a neutral backdrop for colorful table linens and floral arrangements.
Great Falls paint in a moody dining room
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1 House Photo
On the exterior, Great Falls holds up across all lighting conditions — crisp in full sun, rich and dimensional on overcast days. It pairs especially well with white trim, black window frames, and natural stone, giving the home a timeless, curated presence.
Great Falls color — mediterranean house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Exterior color behaves differently than interior — there's more bleaching, more weather, and more competition from the natural surroundings. Great Falls holds its character in open light and tends to look even better after a few seasons than it does fresh from the can.
industrial patio featuring Great Falls by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Few colors transition as gracefully from day to evening as Great Falls. In natural light, it reads clean, grounded, and modern; by candlelight or lamp, it deepens into something much more soulful. For a living room that needs to function as a bright morning coffee spot and a moody evening lounge, that tonal range is an invaluable asset.
A contemporary living room painted in Great Falls
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a mudroom, Great Falls provides a clean "reset" as you enter the home. It's a palette cleanser that helps you leave the stress of the outside world at the door, creating a transition zone that is both functional and beautiful.
Great Falls paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
Using Great Falls in the kitchen allows the architectural details—like open shelving or a custom range hood—to stand out. It creates a soft-focus background that makes even a simple stack of white plates look like a deliberate design choice.
Great Falls — industrial kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
Blue Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 15), opening up a space where Great Falls encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 15, Eider White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 15, Dorian Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Blue Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 15), opening up a space where Great Falls encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Great Falls reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cruising reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (26 vs 15) makes Hushed Auburn the marginally brighter of the two.
White Truffle reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Great Falls encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (22 vs 15) makes Moroccan Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Unfussy Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 15), opening up a space where Great Falls encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 15), opening up a space where Great Falls encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 15, Insightful Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
Reddened Earth reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 30 vs 15, Jamaica Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Major Blue reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 15), opening up a space where Great Falls encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Great Falls the marginally brighter of the two.