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Forged Steel
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9565
A strong choice for minimalist spaces, this saturated gray adds depth while allowing softer accent colors to shine.
- Hex
- #5B5B59published
- LRV
- 10.47published
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Manufacturer-published LRV.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
11 closest brand matches loaded.
Asphalt GrayBehr · N520-6ΔE 1.28near-exactLRV 11The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
Summer ShadowGlidden / PPG · PPG0996-7ΔE 1.28near-exactLRV 11.18The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
This exact code and swatch is sold under Glidden / PPG; it occupies one result slot.
ConservatoryMagnolia Home · CC-07ΔE 1.51near-exactLRV 9.66The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
GrayBenjamin Moore · 2121-10ΔE 1.63near-exactLRV 11.51The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Ship's AnchorDutch Boy · 437-6DBΔE 1.63near-exactLRV 10The candidate is darker, more muted.
The candidate is darker, more muted.
PeppercornHGTV Home · HGSW7674ΔE 1.63near-exactLRV 10The candidate is darker, more muted.
The candidate is darker, more muted.
JetDunn-Edwards · DE6378ΔE 1.81near-exactLRV 9The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Beetle BlackFarrow & Ball · Beetle BlackΔE 2.57very closeLRV 10.52Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Sable EveningValspar · 5006-2CΔE 2.69very closeLRV 9.88The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
NO CURFEWBackdrop · NO CURFEWΔE 4.83closeLRV 12.85The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 99% sampling confidence.
IronyClare · IronyΔE 6.43noticeably differentLRV 13.61The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 95% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
Compare Forged Steel with Benjamin Moore
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