HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Open Seas HGSW6500
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Open Seas (SW 6500), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Open Seas 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 Open Seas really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 39.15HGTV Home is 39
- Hex
- #83AFBC#83AFBC in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Open Seas is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Ebbtide SW 6493ΔE 2.24 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
- Aquitaine SW 9057ΔE 2.31 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
- Adrift SW 7608ΔE 2.99 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Open Seas HGSW6500 matched across all 13 brands →