Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Popular Gray |
| SKU | HGSW 6071 |
| Hex | #D4CCC3 |
| RGB | 212, 204, 195 |
| HSL | 32°, 17%, 80% |
| LRV | 61 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Popular Gray
At LRV 61, Popular Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.
Popular Gray 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
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 neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Dutch Boy
Diamond Vogel
Clare
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Kompozit
Farrow & Ball
C2 Paint
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Popular Gray 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 #D4CCC3 in HSL space. Pair Popular Gray 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 Popular Gray Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Popular Gray 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 6071 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Popular Gray
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Popular Gray is Popular Gray (SW 6071). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Popular Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Popular Gray swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Popular Gray
The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Popular Gray is Shimmering Silver (406-2DB). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Shimmering Silver and you'll get the same color. See the full Shimmering Silver swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Popular Gray
The closest Clare equivalent of Popular Gray is Flatiron (PNT100-LT-17). At ΔE 0.92 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). If Clare is your counter, order Flatiron and you'll get the same color. See the full Flatiron swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Popular Gray
Behr's nearest match is Toasty Gray (N320-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.01). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Toasty Gray swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Popular Gray
Valspar's nearest match is Basket of Bobbins (V130-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61.4 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Basket of Bobbins swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Popular Gray
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is My Alibi (PPG1018-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.29). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full My Alibi swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Popular Gray
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Miner's Dust (DEC786), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It runs slightly darker (LRV 58 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Miner's Dust swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Popular Gray
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Awakening (0560), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Awakening swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Popular Gray
Kompozit's nearest match is Awakening (0560), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Awakening swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Popular Gray
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Collingwood (859), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Collingwood swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Popular Gray
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Cornforth White (NO. 228), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.95). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Popular Gray without repainting risk. See the full Cornforth White swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Popular Gray
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Popular Gray. The nearest is Smidgeon (C2-912) at ΔE 3.62 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Smidgeon swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Popular Gray
Backdrop has no exact twin of Popular Gray. The nearest is Real Real (BD-RR) at ΔE 3.84 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Real Real swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Popular Gray
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Popular Gray. The nearest is Stoneware Pieces (JG-55) at ΔE 4.74 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Stoneware Pieces swatch →