HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Above the Waves HGSW1344
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Nautilus (SW 6780), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Nautilus is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.00 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Sherwin-Williams
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Sherwin-Williams are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Nautilus really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 41.85HGTV Home is 42
- Hex
- #71B8C7#71B8C7 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Nautilus is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Surfin' SW 9048ΔE 2.31 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.2 points higher.
- Rapture Blue SW 6773ΔE 3.08 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.8 points higher.
- Fountain SW 6787ΔE 3.09 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Above the Waves HGSW1344 matched across all 13 brands →