Fashionable Gray vs Imagine
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (49 vs 48), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Fashionable Gray runs neutral while Imagine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.7, 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.
Fashionable Gray vs Imagine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Fashionable Gray and Imagine 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 temperature contrast between Imagine and Fashionable Gray is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Fashionable Gray vs Imagine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fashionable Gray on one side and Imagine 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.