Falling Snow vs Cheviot
Where Falling Snow belongs to Behr's range, Cheviot is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Falling Snow belongs to the yellow family and Cheviot to the beige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (87 vs 89), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Falling Snow runs yellow while Cheviot is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Falling Snow vs Cheviot in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Falling Snow and Cheviot 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Falling Snow vs Cheviot Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Falling Snow on one side and Cheviot 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.
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