Sky Fall vs Something Blue paint color comparison

Sky Fall vs Something Blue

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 63 vs 51, Something Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 10.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Sky Fall vs Something Blue in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Sky Fall and Something Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Something Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

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Color Details

Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams · 9049
LRV50.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9049
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Something Blue
Sherwin-Williams · 6800
LRV63.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6800
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight

Sky Fall vs Something Blue Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sky Fall on one side and Something Blue 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.

More Sky Fall comparisons

See how Sky Fall stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Sky Fall
Ammonite
Sky Fall
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Sky Fall
White Dove
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Sky Fall encloses it.

Iron Ore
Sky Fall
Iron Ore
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Sky Fall
Purbeck Stone
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Evergreen Fog
Sky Fall
Evergreen Fog
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 30, Sky Fall is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Sky Fall
Mizzle
Sky Fall
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Agreeable Gray
Sky Fall
Agreeable Gray
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Accessible Beige
Sky Fall
Accessible Beige
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Sky Fall
Denim Drift
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Sky Fall
French Gray
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Sky Fall the marginally brighter of the two.

Naval
Sky Fall
Naval
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 4, Sky Fall is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Sky Fall
Tranquil Dawn
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Sky Fall
Bancha
Sky Fall
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Sky Fall
Hardwick White
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pure White
Sky Fall
Pure White
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Sky Fall
Artichoke
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 21, Sky Fall is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Sky Fall
Balboa Mist
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Sky Fall encloses it.

Shoji White
Sky Fall
Shoji White
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Sky Fall encloses it.

Sky Fall
Snowbound
Sky Fall
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Sky Fall encloses it.

Pigeon
Sky Fall
Pigeon
Sky Fall
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Pewter Green
Sky Fall
Pewter Green
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
Sky Fall
Duck Green
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Sky Fall
Skimming Stone
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Sky Fall encloses it.

Dix Blue
Sky Fall
Dix Blue
Sky Fall
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Sky Fall the marginally brighter of the two.

Hicks' Blue
Sky Fall
Hicks' Blue
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Hicks' Blue vs Sky Fall

Slaked Lime Deep
Sky Fall
Slaked Lime Deep
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Slaked Lime Deep vs Sky Fall

Vintage Vogue
Sky Fall
Vintage Vogue
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Livid
Sky Fall
Livid
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Livid vs Sky Fall

Saybrook Sage
Sky Fall
Saybrook Sage
Sky Fall
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

Sky Fall reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pale Green
Sky Fall
Pale Green
Sky Fall
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall
9049 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 31, Sky Fall is decisively the brighter choice.