Fashionable Gray vs Niebla Azul
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Fashionable Gray reads as grey, while Niebla Azul reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 53 vs 49, Niebla Azul will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Fashionable Gray's neutral character against Niebla Azul's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 7.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fashionable Gray vs Niebla Azul in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Fashionable Gray and Niebla Azul 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Niebla Azul has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Fashionable Gray vs Niebla Azul Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fashionable Gray on one side and Niebla Azul 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.
More Fashionable Gray comparisons
See how Fashionable Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Fashionable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Fashionable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Fashionable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Fashionable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.