HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Folkstone HGSW6005
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Folkstone (SW 6005), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Folkstone 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 Folkstone really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 13.52HGTV Home is 14
- Hex
- #6D6562#6D6562 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Folkstone is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Browse Brown SW 6012ΔE 2.91 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
- Garret Gray SW 6075ΔE 3.16 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Boomerang VS 328ΔE 3.16 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Folkstone HGSW6005 matched across all 13 brands →