HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Searching Blue HGSW6536
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Searching Blue (SW 6536), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Searching Blue 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 Searching Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 20.61HGTV Home is 21
- Hex
- #6C7F9A#6C7F9A in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Searching Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Soulful Blue SW 6543ΔE 4.58 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
- Perfect Periwinkle SW 9065ΔE 5.39 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
- Sporty Blue SW 6522ΔE 5.67 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
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