Fashionable Gray vs Snowfall
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Fashionable Gray belongs to the grey family and Snowfall to the greige-grey family. Snowfall (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Fashionable Gray (LRV 49), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fashionable Gray runs neutral while Snowfall is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.6, 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 Snowfall in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Fashionable Gray and Snowfall 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 Snowfall will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fashionable Gray would.
Color Details
Fashionable Gray vs Snowfall Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fashionable Gray on one side and Snowfall 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.