Grey Sanctuary
HGSW 1476 · #C5C8C4 · LRV 57 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Quietude48
- 3Grey Sanctuary57
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- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Grey Sanctuary, Really?
Grey Sanctuary 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 1476 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grey Sanctuary
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Grey Sanctuary 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 1476 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 | TinsmithSW 7657 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Traditional GrayPPF-29 · Behr | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Chain1472 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Notre Dame5006-1B · Valspar | 2.5 | 56.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Solitary StatePPG1009-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Solitary StatePPG1009-3 · Glidden | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The 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.
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 #C5C8C4 in HSL space. Pair Grey Sanctuary with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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