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Hardware SW 6172
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Hardware sits at L* 55.0, a* 0.0, b* 10.3. Its hue angle is 90° and its chroma is 10.3, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 49%.
LRV 22.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.9, Hardware is lighter than 30% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Hardware
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Gate | 1545 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Equestrian Gray | 1553 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Squirrel Tail | 1476 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Hardware
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Frontier | ECC-14-2 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Fifth Olive-Nue | T16-08 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Olive Sprig | ECC-55-3 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc Luster | SW 9514 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Terrain | SW 9613 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Connected Gray | SW 6165 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Lauriston Stone | SW 9593 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Adaptive Shade | SW 7053 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Habitat | SW 9608 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Alloy SW 9569 · lighter, LRV 25.5
- Dovetail SW 7018 · lighter, LRV 25.8
- Sawdust SW 6158 · lighter, LRV 26.0
- Retreat SW 6207 · darker, LRV 20.9
- Dried Thyme SW 6186 · darker, LRV 20.8
- Link Gray SW 6200 · darker, LRV 20.6
Colors that go with Hardware
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Hardware:
- Sedate Gray SW 6169
- Cavern Clay SW 7701
- Moderne White SW 6168
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Storm Cloud SW 6249 · complementary (180°)
- Spalding Gray SW 6074 · analogous (−30°)
- Dried Thyme SW 6186 · analogous (+30°)
- Moody Blue SW 6221 · triadic (120°)
- Ruby Violet SW 9076 · triadic (240°)
Hardware vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 22.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 22.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.2) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 22.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.