Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Passive |
| SKU | HGSW 1487 |
| Hex | #CBCCC9 |
| RGB | 203, 204, 201 |
| HSL | 80°, 3%, 79% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | true neutral (no measurable hue) |
| Family | Gray |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Passive
At LRV 60, Passive 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.
Passive 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
14 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Dutch Boy
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Diamond Vogel
C2 Paint
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Kompozit
Clare
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Passive 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.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CBCCC9 in HSL space. Pair Passive with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Passive Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Passive from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1487 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Passive
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Passive is Passive (SW 7064). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Passive and you'll get the same color. See the full Passive swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Passive
The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Passive is Moon Beam (438-2DB). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Moon Beam and you'll get the same color. See the full Moon Beam swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Passive
The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Passive is Perspective (CSP-5). At ΔE 0.53 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Perspective and you'll get the same color. See the full Perspective swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Passive
The closest Valspar equivalent of Passive is Bay Waves (4008-1A). At ΔE 0.78 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 61.3 vs 60). If Valspar is your counter, order Bay Waves and you'll get the same color. See the full Bay Waves swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Passive
The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Passive is Snowglory (0531). At ΔE 0.78 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Snowglory and you'll get the same color. See the full Snowglory swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Passive
C2 Paint's nearest match is Vancouver Day (C2-993), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Passive without repainting risk. See the full Vancouver Day swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Passive
Behr's nearest match is Mexican Silver (QE-49), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Passive without repainting risk. See the full Mexican Silver swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Passive
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Steely Gaze (PPG0996-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.29). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Passive without repainting risk. See the full Steely Gaze swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Passive
Kompozit's nearest match is Nomadic Travels (0524), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.49). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Passive without repainting risk. See the full Nomadic Travels swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Passive
Clare's nearest match is Windy City (PNT100-LT-08), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.51). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Passive without repainting risk. See the full Windy City swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Passive
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Cloud Computing (DEGR61), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Passive without repainting risk. See the full Cloud Computing swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Passive
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Passive is Cornforth White (NO. 228) — very close at ΔE 2.8, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cornforth White swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Passive
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Passive. The nearest is Emmie's Room (JG-13) at ΔE 4.15 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Emmie's Room swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Passive
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Passive — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 6.56). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1487 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →