HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Cotton Twill HGSW1197
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Friendly Yellow (SW 6680), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Friendly Yellow 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 Friendly Yellow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 75.97HGTV Home is 76
- Hex
- #F5E0B1#F5E0B1 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Friendly Yellow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Banana Cream SW 6673ΔE 0.78 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
- They call it Mellow SW 9015ΔE 1.16 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
- Lantern Light SW 6687ΔE 1.36 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
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