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Gray Screen

HGSW 1467 · #C6CACA · LRV 59 · neutral with no strong undertone

HGSW 1467 · #C6CACA · LRV 59 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Gray Screen
HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 1467 · #C6CACA
Brand · codeHGTV Home by Sherwin-WilliamsHGSW 1467 · all HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams grays
LRV59Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertoneneutral with no strong undertone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#C6CACA · 198, 202, 202 · 180°, 4%, 78%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Quietude48
  3. 3Gray Screen59
  4. 4Gray Owl65
  5. 5Glass Slipper70
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Gray Screen, Really?

Gray Screen 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 1467 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Screen

Gray Screen 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Gray Screen

At LRV 59, Gray Screen 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1467 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.

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Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Gray Screen 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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Gray Screen · 12.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Gray Screen · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

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 #C6CACA in HSL space. Pair Gray Screen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6CACA + #CAC6C6
TRIADIC
#C6CACA · #CAC6CA · #CACAC6
ANALOGOUS
#C6CAC8 · #C6CACA · #C6C8CA

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