Upward
HGSW 3357 · #BFC9D0 · LRV 57 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Quietude48
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What Color Is Upward, Really?
Upward reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3357 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Upward
Upward 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 Upward
At LRV 57, Upward is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Upward 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 3357 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 | UpwardSW 6239 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Alice WhiteMQ3-58 · Behr | 1.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Iced Slate2130-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Milky Way8004-37B · Valspar | 3.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Northern ExposurePPG1165-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mild Wind Blue70BG 56/061 · Glidden | 1.1 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Upward 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 #BFC9D0 in HSL space. Pair Upward with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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