Misty
HGSW 6232 · #CDD2D2 · LRV 62 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Misty, Really?
Misty reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6232 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Misty
Misty 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 Misty
At LRV 62, Misty 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 Misty 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 6232 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 | MistySW 6232 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver ShadowN510-1 · Behr | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sterling1591 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pelican4007-1A · Valspar | 0.6 | 64.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElementalPPG1011-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ghost WhispererPPG1039-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Misty 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 #CDD2D2 in HSL space. Pair Misty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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