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.
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