Dovetail
HGSW 3473 · #908A83 · LRV 26 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Dovetail26
- 4Stardew43
- 5Smoke56
What Color Is Dovetail, Really?
Dovetail reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3473 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dovetail
Dovetail 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 Dovetail
Dovetail sits in the mid-range at LRV 26, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Dovetail 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 3473 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 | DovetailSW 7018 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 26 | Color page → |
| Behr | Creek Bend790F-4 · Behr | 1.3 | 27 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Castle GateCSP-75 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 26 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Big Apple8006-2F · Valspar | 1.8 | 25 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DownpourPPG1010-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 25 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Castle Wall Grey30YY 27/053 · Glidden | 1.0 | 27 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Dovetail 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 #908A83 in HSL space. Pair Dovetail with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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