Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Silver Strand |
| SKU | HGSW 7057 |
| Hex | #C8CBC4 |
| RGB | 200, 203, 196 |
| HSL | 86°, 6%, 78% |
| LRV | 59 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Silver Strand
At LRV 59, Silver Strand is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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.
Silver Strand 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
Magnolia Home
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Clare
Dutch Boy
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Valspar
Diamond Vogel
Kompozit
C2 Paint
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Silver Strand 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 #C8CBC4 in HSL space. Pair Silver Strand 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 Silver Strand Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Silver Strand 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 7057 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Silver Strand
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Silver Strand is Silver Strand (SW 7057). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Silver Strand and you'll get the same color. See the full Silver Strand swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Silver Strand
Behr's nearest match is Paving Stones (PPF-16), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 59) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Strand without repainting risk. See the full Paving Stones swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Silver Strand
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Stonington Gray (HC-170), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.17). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Strand without repainting risk. See the full Stonington Gray swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Silver Strand
Clare's nearest match is Windy City (PNT100-LT-08), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Strand without repainting risk. See the full Windy City swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Silver Strand
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Silvered Cloud (426-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 59) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Strand without repainting risk. See the full Silvered Cloud swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Silver Strand
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Cloud Cover (DEGR44), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Strand without repainting risk. See the full Cloud Cover swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Silver Strand
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Pittsburgh Gray (PPG0994-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.98). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Strand without repainting risk. See the full Pittsburgh Gray swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Silver Strand
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Silver Strand is Cromarty (NO. 285) — very close at ΔE 2.22, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 59) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cromarty swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Silver Strand
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Silver Strand is Snowglory (0531) — very close at ΔE 2.3, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Snowglory swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Silver Strand
At Kompozit, the closest color to Silver Strand is Snowglory (0531) — very close at ΔE 2.36, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Snowglory swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Silver Strand
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Silver Strand is Earl Gray (JG-117) — very close at ΔE 2.43, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Earl Gray swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Silver Strand
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Silver Strand is Haddon Hall (C2-978) — very close at ΔE 2.78, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Haddon Hall swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Silver Strand
At Valspar, the closest color to Silver Strand is Filtered Shade (4003-1B) — very close at ΔE 2.9, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58.4 vs 59) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Filtered Shade swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Silver Strand
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Silver Strand — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 5.82). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 7057 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →