HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Software HGSW7074
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Software (SW 7074), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Software 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 Software really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 22.68HGTV Home is 23
- Hex
- #7F8486#7F8486 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Software is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Scattered Showers SW 9559ΔE 1.30 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
- Serious Gray SW 6256ΔE 2.63 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Prime Time VS 429ΔE 2.63 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
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