HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Plum Brown HGSW6272
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Plum Brown (SW 6272), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Plum Brown 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 Plum Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 6.02HGTV Home is 6
- Hex
- #4E4247#4E4247 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Plum Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013ΔE 3.91 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- Darkroom SW 7083ΔE 4.11 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265ΔE 5.46 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
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