Babbling Brooke
HGSW 3364 · #979FA5 · LRV 34 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Babbling Brooke34
- 4Stardew43
- 5Sea Salt63
What Color Is Babbling Brooke, Really?
Babbling Brooke reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3364 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Babbling Brooke
Babbling Brooke is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Babbling Brooke
Babbling Brooke sits in the mid-range at LRV 34, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Babbling Brooke are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3364 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Let it RainSW 9152 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 34 | Color page → |
| Behr | Smokey LilacPPU26-20 · Behr | 2.3 | 34 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Delray Gray1614 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 35 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Chrome8006-7C · Valspar | 2.0 | 32 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray SuitPPG0993-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 34 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gray SuitPPG0993-4 · Glidden | 0.9 | 34 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Babbling Brooke within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #979FA5 in HSL space. Pair Babbling Brooke with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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