Beach House vs Faraway Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Beach House reads as beige, while Faraway Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Faraway Blue (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Beach House (LRV 47), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Beach House runs warm while Faraway Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 26.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Beach House vs Faraway Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beach House and Faraway Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Faraway Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Beach House would.
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. Faraway Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Beach House.
Color Details
Beach House vs Faraway Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beach House on one side and Faraway Blue 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.