Cool Beige vs Great Falls
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Cool Beige belongs to the beige-greige family and Great Falls to the blue family. Cool Beige (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Great Falls (LRV 15), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cool Beige runs warm while Great Falls is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 44.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cool Beige vs Great Falls in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cool Beige and Great Falls 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 Cool Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Great Falls would.
Color Details
Cool Beige vs Great Falls Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cool Beige on one side and Great Falls 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.