Olympus White
HGSW 1447 · #D4D8D7 · LRV 68 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Olympus White, Really?
Olympus White 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 1447 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Olympus White
Olympus White 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 Olympus White
At LRV 68, Olympus White 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 Olympus White 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 1447 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 | Olympus WhiteSW 6253 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Solemn SilencePPU26-12 · Behr | 0.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Lace1625 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Aerodynamic8006-10A · Valspar | 0.5 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | PeregrinePPG0993-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | PeregrinePPG0993-1 · Glidden | 1.3 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Olympus White 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 #D4D8D7 in HSL space. Pair Olympus White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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