HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Useful Gray HGSW7050
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Useful Gray (SW 7050), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Useful 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 Useful Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 59.1HGTV Home is 59
- Hex
- #CFCABD#CFCABD in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Useful Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sedate Gray SW 6169ΔE 1.00 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
- Shaded Gray VS 369ΔE 1.00 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
- Simple Stone SW 9521ΔE 1.43 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Useful Gray HGSW7050 matched across all 13 brands →