HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Truly Taupe HGSW6038
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Truly Taupe (SW 6038), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Truly Taupe 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 Truly Taupe really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 35.46HGTV Home is 35
- Hex
- #AC9E97#AC9E97 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Truly Taupe is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Palisade SW 7635ΔE 1.67 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Flexible Gray SW 6010ΔE 3.10 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
- Restoration SW 9578ΔE 3.32 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Truly Taupe HGSW6038 matched across all 13 brands →