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HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 3325

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Blue Mountaintop#A6B2B5 · LRV 44

Blue Mountaintop reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3325 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS BLUE MOUNTAINTOP
RGB 166, 178, 181 LRV 44

Color spec

Brand HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Name Blue Mountaintop
SKU HGSW 3325
Hex #A6B2B5
RGB 166, 178, 181
HSL 192°, 9%, 68%
LRV 44
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Blue Mountaintop

Blue Mountaintop sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its teal 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.

Blue Mountaintop 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

14 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

SW 9138 · #A6B2B5 · ΔE 0 · LRV 43
SW 6234 · #A9B0B1 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 43
SW 6255 · #A8AEB1 · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 42
SW 7601 · #A0B3BC · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 43
SW 7652 · #ABB0AC · ΔE 4.27 · LRV 43

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.55
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1037-3 · #A5B2B6 · ΔE 0.55 · LRV 43
PPG1036-3 · #AAB5B6 · ΔE 1.33 · LRV 45
PPG1039-3 · #A8B0B2 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 43
PPG10-28 · #A2B2BC · ΔE 3.28 · LRV 43
PPG1013-4 · #ADB0B3 · ΔE 4.11 · LRV 43

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.61
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DET594 · #A7B3B7 · ΔE 0.61 · LRV 44
DET599 · #A5B4B6 · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 44
DEGR77 · #A3ADB0 · ΔE 1.55 · LRV 41
DEGR75 · #A9B1AE · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 43
DET566 · #9CB3B5 · ΔE 4.27 · LRV 43

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All gray at Dutch Boy →
430-3DB · #A7B4B6 · ΔE 0.9 · LRV 44
434-3DB · #A6AEB2 · ΔE 2.16 · LRV 41
431-2DB · #A4B7BD · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 46
435-3DB · #ADB2B5 · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 44
432-3DB · #9FB4BD · ΔE 3.59 · LRV 44

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All gray at Behr →
730F-4 · #A8B3B4 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 44
PPF-27 · #A4B3B9 · ΔE 1.59 · LRV 44
ECC-22-2 · #A5B5B8 · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 45
MQ5-23 · #A5B0B9 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 43
PPU12-09 · #A5B4AF · ΔE 4.59 · LRV 44

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0490 · #A1ADAE · ΔE 1.82 · LRV 40
0511 · #AEB3B8 · ΔE 3.71 · LRV 45
0504 · #A1B3BE · ΔE 3.77 · LRV 43
0484 · #9FB3B2 · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 43
0547 · #B2AFAF · ΔE 7.24 · LRV 43

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-974 · #AAB6B6 · ΔE 1.91 · LRV 45
C2-751 · #A1B0B8 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 42
BD18 · #A4B5BD · ΔE 2.65 · LRV 45
C2-718 · #9DB2AF · ΔE 5.16 · LRV 42
C2-958 · #B4B1AC · ΔE 7.33 · LRV 44

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-595 · #A2B0B7 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 43
CSP-585 · #A8AFB0 · ΔE 2.18 · LRV 43
1634 · #A2B4BA · ΔE 2.3 · LRV 45
1586 · #A7B2B0 · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 43
HC-165 · #AAB2B0 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 43

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 41
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 7.03 · LRV 38
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 7.59 · LRV 51
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 11.58 · LRV 35
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 13.98 · LRV 33

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.42
All gray at Valspar →
V117-2 · #ADB4B4 · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 44.7
M228 · #A3B6BB · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 45
8006-8C · #A6B1B9 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 43
8004-41C · #A2B1BA · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 43
8004-38C · #9FB4BD · ΔE 3.59 · LRV 44

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-01 · #A8B6B4 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 45
JG-162 · #AAB0AD · ΔE 3.63 · LRV 43
JG-14 · #B0AEA7 · ΔE 7.38 · LRV 42
JG-68 · #A8B4A6 · ΔE 8.3 · LRV 44
JG-99 · #B0AAAB · ΔE 9.15 · LRV 41

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All gray at Kompozit →
0511 · #A9B0B6 · ΔE 3.13 · LRV 43
0504 · #9EB0BB · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 42
0441 · #ACB4AC · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 44
0463 · #A5B3AB · ΔE 5.84 · LRV 43
1317 · #AEAFB9 · ΔE 7.2 · LRV 43

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.51
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 5.51 · LRV 50
PNT100-DP-78 · #99AAA4 · ΔE 6.12 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 6.26 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-44 · #90B5B3 · ΔE 9.01 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-48 · #B5B9A6 · ΔE 10.49 · LRV 47

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.51
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 6.51 · LRV 41
NO. 89 · #A1B8CA · ΔE 6.67 · LRV 46
NO. 88 · #B1B1AA · ΔE 6.71 · LRV 44
NO. 91 · #AEB2A4 · ΔE 8.48 · LRV 44
NO. 267 · #B7AFA9 · ΔE 9.62 · LRV 44

Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Blue Mountaintop 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.

HGSW 9138 · LRV 44
HGSW 3335 · LRV 42
HGSW 6234 · LRV 42
HGSW 1445 · LRV 42
HGSW 1474 · LRV 43
HGSW 7652 · LRV 43

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A6B2B5 in HSL space. Pair Blue Mountaintop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A6B2B5 + #B5A9A6
TRIADIC
#A6B2B5 · #B5A6B2 · #B2B5A6
ANALOGOUS
#A6B5B1 · #A6B2B5 · #A6ABB5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.17:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.66:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Blue Mountaintop Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Blue Mountaintop from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3325 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Blue Mountaintop is Stardew (SW 9138). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Stardew and you'll get the same color. See the full Stardew swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Blue Mountaintop is Special Delivery (PPG1037-3). At ΔE 0.55 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Special Delivery and you'll get the same color. See the full Special Delivery swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Blue Mountaintop is Yreka! (DET594). At ΔE 0.61 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 44 vs 44). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Yreka! and you'll get the same color. See the full Yreka! swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Blue Mountaintop is Timber Wolf (430-3DB). At ΔE 0.9 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 44 vs 44). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Timber Wolf and you'll get the same color. See the full Timber Wolf swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

Behr's nearest match is Flint Smoke (730F-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.06). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 44 vs 44) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Mountaintop without repainting risk. See the full Flint Smoke swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

At Backdrop, the closest color to Blue Mountaintop is Underdog (BD-UD) — very close at ΔE 2.1, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 41 vs 44) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Underdog swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Blue Mountaintop is Argyle (C2-751) — very close at ΔE 2.48, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 42 vs 44) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Argyle swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Blue Mountaintop is Silver Mink (1586) — very close at ΔE 2.59, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Mink swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

At Valspar, the closest color to Blue Mountaintop is Granite Fog (8006-8C) — very close at ΔE 2.78, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Granite Fog swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

At Kompozit, the closest color to Blue Mountaintop is Cystern (0511) — very close at ΔE 3.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cystern swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Blue Mountaintop. The nearest is Tranquil Waters (JG-162) at ΔE 3.63 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tranquil Waters swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Blue Mountaintop. The nearest is Stormy Bay (0484) at ΔE 4.14 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 44). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Stormy Bay swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Mountaintop — the nearest deck color, Make Waves (PNT100-MD-43), is clearly different (ΔE 6.26). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3325 instead. See the full Make Waves swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blue Mountaintop

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Mountaintop — the nearest deck color, Lamp Room Gray (NO. 88), is clearly different (ΔE 6.71). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3325 instead. See the full Lamp Room Gray swatch →

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