Drift of Mist
HGSW 9166 · #DCD8D0 · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Drift of Mist62
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Drift of Mist, Really?
Drift of Mist reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 9166 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Drift of Mist
Drift of Mist is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Drift of Mist
At LRV 62, Drift of Mist is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Drift of Mist 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 9166 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 | Drift of MistSW 9166 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ginger SugarMQ3-18 · Behr | 1.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Pewter1464 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Slush8005-2A · Valspar | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silent SmokePPG1025-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silent SmokePPG1025-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Drift of Mist 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 #DCD8D0 in HSL space. Pair Drift of Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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