HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Earl Grey HGSW7660
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Earl Grey (SW 7660), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Earl Grey 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 Earl Grey really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 31.82HGTV Home is 32
- Hex
- #969A96#969A96 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Earl Grey is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tin Lizzie SW 9163ΔE 1.79 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Illusive Green SW 9164ΔE 2.52 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.7 points lower.
- African Gray SW 9162ΔE 2.80 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Earl Grey HGSW7660 matched across all 13 brands →