HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Dress Blues HGSW9176
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Dress Blues (SW 9176), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Dress Blues 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 Dress Blues really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 5.42HGTV Home is 5
- Hex
- #2B4360#2B4360 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Dress Blues is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Commodore SW 6524ΔE 2.54 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Salty Dog SW 9177ΔE 3.39 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Indigo SW 6531ΔE 3.44 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Dress Blues HGSW9176 matched across all 13 brands →