HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Rare Gray HGSW6199
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Rare Gray (SW 6199), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Rare 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 Rare Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 37.76HGTV Home is 38
- Hex
- #A6A69B#A6A69B in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Rare Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Downing Stone SW 2821ΔE 1.68 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.
- Escape Gray SW 6185ΔE 1.97 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
- Clean Line VS 406ΔE 1.97 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Rare Gray HGSW6199 matched across all 13 brands →