Gossamer Silk
HGSW 3397 · #CBC9C9 · LRV 58 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Gossamer Silk58
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Gossamer Silk, Really?
Gossamer Silk reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3397 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gossamer Silk
Gossamer Silk 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Gossamer Silk
At LRV 58, Gossamer Silk is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Gossamer Silk 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 3397 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 | Unique GraySW 6260 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Rock CrystalMQ3-28 · Behr | 1.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Metro Gray1459 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gray Morn8006-11B · Valspar | 1.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Steely GazePPG0996-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pittsburgh GrayPPG0994-2 · Glidden | 3.4 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Gossamer Silk 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 #CBC9C9 in HSL space. Pair Gossamer Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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