Great Falls vs Silken Peacock paint color comparison

Great Falls vs Silken Peacock

Great Falls and Silken Peacock come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 15 vs 15 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 7.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Great Falls vs Silken Peacock in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Great Falls and Silken Peacock 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Great FallsA contemporary living room painted in Great Falls

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Silken PeacockSilken Peacock Living Room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Great FallsA minimalist bedroom painted in Great Falls

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Silken PeacockSw Silken Peacock Bedroom

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Great FallsGreat Falls — industrial kitchen

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Silken PeacockSherwin Williams Silken Peacock kitchen review

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House

A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Great FallsGreat Falls color — mediterranean house inspiration

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Silken PeacockSilken Peacock Exterior

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Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Great Fallscottagecore front door featuring Great Falls by Sherwin-Williams

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Silken PeacockSilken Peacock Door

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Color Details

Great Falls
Sherwin-Williams · 6495
LRV15.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6495
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Silken Peacock
Sherwin-Williams · 9059
LRV15.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9059
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Great Falls vs Silken Peacock Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Great Falls on one side and Silken Peacock on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.