North Star
HGSW 3367 · #CAD0D2 · LRV 62 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Upward57
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What Color Is North Star, Really?
North Star reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3367 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for North Star
North Star 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 North Star
At LRV 62, North Star 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 North Star 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 3367 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 | North StarSW 6246 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Foggy MornPPF-17 · Behr | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sidewalk Gray2133-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highlights8006-8A · Valspar | 1.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Winter ChillPPG1036-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ghost WhispererPPG1039-1 · Glidden | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to North Star 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 #CAD0D2 in HSL space. Pair North Star with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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