HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Flannel Grey HGSW1464
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is African Gray (SW 9162), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
African 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 African Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 30.98HGTV Home is 31
- Hex
- #939899#939899 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if African Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cadet SW 9143ΔE 1.52 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Steely Gray SW 7664ΔE 1.70 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
- Dustblu SW 9161ΔE 2.34 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
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