Fashionable Gray vs Riverway
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Fashionable Gray belongs to the grey family and Riverway to the blue-grey family. Fashionable Gray (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Riverway (LRV 16), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fashionable Gray runs neutral while Riverway is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 30.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fashionable Gray vs Riverway in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Fashionable Gray and Riverway 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 Fashionable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Riverway would.
Color Details
Fashionable Gray vs Riverway Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fashionable Gray on one side and Riverway 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.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, 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.
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.