Soul Seeker
HGSW 2375 · #97B4C3 · LRV 43 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Waterloo13
- 2Charcoal Blue19
- 3Soul Seeker43
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Soul Seeker, Really?
Soul Seeker reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2375 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soul Seeker
Soul Seeker is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Soul Seeker
Soul Seeker sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Soul Seeker 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 2375 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 | RespiteSW 6514 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 43 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cloudless DayECC-32-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 42 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer Romance837 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 45 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Glacier BayV108-3 · Valspar | 1.4 | 44 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | PeacePPG10-28 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 43 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Rococo Blue70BG 44/129 · Glidden | 1.1 | 44 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Soul Seeker 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 #97B4C3 in HSL space. Pair Soul Seeker with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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