HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Escape Gray HGSW6185
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Escape Gray (SW 6185), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Escape Gray 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 Escape Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 40.59HGTV Home is 40
- Hex
- #ABAC9F#ABAC9F in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Escape Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Clean Line VS 406ΔE 0.00 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Rare Gray SW 6199ΔE 1.97 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Willow Tree SW 7741ΔE 2.02 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Escape Gray HGSW6185 matched across all 13 brands →