Cityscape vs Forsythia
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Cityscape reads as grey, while Forsythia reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Forsythia (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Cityscape (LRV 22), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cityscape runs neutral while Forsythia is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 88.4, 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.
Cityscape vs Forsythia in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cityscape and Forsythia 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 Forsythia will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cityscape would.
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. Forsythia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cityscape.
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. Forsythia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cityscape.
Color Details
Cityscape vs Forsythia Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cityscape on one side and Forsythia 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.