HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Blue Mystery HGSW3322
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Waterloo (SW 9141), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Waterloo 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 Waterloo really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 12.97HGTV Home is 14
- Hex
- #536872#536872 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Waterloo is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Needlepoint Navy SW 0032ΔE 1.24 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
- Smoky Blue SW 7604ΔE 2.35 · very close · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048ΔE 3.08 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Blue Mystery HGSW3322 matched across all 13 brands →