HGTV Home → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of HGTV Home Vintage Aqua HGSW1345
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is After the Rain (SW 9047), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
After the Rain 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 After the Rain really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 49.42HGTV Home is 50
- Hex
- #8BC4D1#8BC4D1 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if After the Rain is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Rapture Blue SW 6773ΔE 2.93 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.2 points lower.
- Gentle Aquamarine SW 9046ΔE 2.97 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Cloudless SW 6786ΔE 3.11 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.2 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Vintage Aqua HGSW1345 matched across all 13 brands →