HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Flexible Gray HGSW6010
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Flexible Gray (SW 6010), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Flexible 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 Flexible Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 38.13HGTV Home is 38
- Hex
- #B1A3A1#B1A3A1 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Flexible Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Intuitive SW 6017ΔE 2.34 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Quest Gray SW 7080ΔE 2.65 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
- Truly Taupe SW 6038ΔE 3.10 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Flexible Gray HGSW6010 matched across all 13 brands →