Cityscape vs Rustic Red
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Cityscape belongs to the grey family and Rustic Red to the pink-red family. Cityscape (LRV 22) reflects noticeably more light than Rustic Red (LRV 6), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cityscape runs neutral while Rustic Red is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.1, 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.
Cityscape vs Rustic Red in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cityscape and Rustic Red in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Cityscape reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rustic Red.
Color Details
Cityscape vs Rustic Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cityscape on one side and Rustic Red 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 Cityscape comparisons
See how Cityscape stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Cityscape reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cityscape reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Cityscape reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.