HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Stone Isle HGSW1496
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Vessel (SW 9547), at ΔE 0.64 — indistinguishable.
Vessel is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.64 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 Vessel really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.64indistinguishable
- LRV
- 57.88HGTV Home is 58
- Hex
- #CDC8BF#CBC7BF in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
HGTV Home and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Vessel reads slightly lighter than Stone Isle in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Vessel is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Repose Gray SW 7015ΔE 0.91 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
- Agreeable Gray SW 7029ΔE 1.54 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
- Alpaca SW 7022ΔE 1.58 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Stone Isle HGSW1496 matched across all 13 brands →