Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Grey Sanctuary |
| SKU | HGSW 1476 |
| Hex | #C5C8C4 |
| RGB | 197, 200, 196 |
| HSL | 105°, 4%, 78% |
| LRV | 57 |
| Undertone | true neutral (no measurable hue) |
| Family | Gray |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Grey Sanctuary
At LRV 57, Grey Sanctuary 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.
Grey Sanctuary 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
14 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Behr
Clare
Dunn-Edwards
Kompozit
Magnolia Home
Diamond Vogel
Dutch Boy
C2 Paint
Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Grey Sanctuary 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.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C5C8C4 in HSL space. Pair Grey Sanctuary with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
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 Grey Sanctuary Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Grey Sanctuary 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 1476 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Grey Sanctuary is Tinsmith (SW 7657). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Tinsmith and you'll get the same color. See the full Tinsmith swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Solitary State (PPG1009-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.31). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Grey Sanctuary without repainting risk. See the full Solitary State swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Silver Chain (1472), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Grey Sanctuary without repainting risk. See the full Silver Chain swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Dolphin Tales (DET600), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Grey Sanctuary without repainting risk. See the full Dolphin Tales swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Kompozit's nearest match is Snowglory (0531), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Grey Sanctuary without repainting risk. See the full Snowglory swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Behr's nearest match is Traditional Gray (PPF-29), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.6). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Grey Sanctuary without repainting risk. See the full Traditional Gray swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Magnolia Home's nearest match is Wedding Band (JG-12), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Grey Sanctuary without repainting risk. See the full Wedding Band swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Grey Sanctuary is Garden Stone (437-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.31, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Garden Stone swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
At Valspar, the closest color to Grey Sanctuary is Notre Dame (5006-1B) — very close at ΔE 2.46, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56.8 vs 57) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Notre Dame swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Grey Sanctuary is Place of Dust (0539) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Place of Dust swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
At Clare, the closest color to Grey Sanctuary is Grayish (PNT100-LT-10) — very close at ΔE 2.85, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Grayish swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Grey Sanctuary is Seraph (C2-992) — very close at ΔE 2.92, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Seraph swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Grey Sanctuary. The nearest is Shadow Gray (NO. 9904) at ΔE 4.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Shadow Gray swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Grey Sanctuary
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Grey Sanctuary — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 6.88). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1476 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →