Krypton
HGSW 3366 · #B8C0C3 · LRV 52 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Krypton, Really?
Krypton reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3366 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Krypton
Krypton 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 Krypton
At LRV 52, Krypton is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Krypton 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 3366 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 | KryptonSW 6247 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 52 | Color page → |
| Behr | Distant StarMQ5-31 · Behr | 0.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Timber Wolf2126-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Seersucker8006-8B · Valspar | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray FrostPPG1012-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gray FrostPPG1012-4 · Glidden | 0.5 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Krypton 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 #B8C0C3 in HSL space. Pair Krypton with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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