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Hulett Ore SW 9574
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Hulett Ore sits at L* 47.0, a* 0.6, b* 2.1. Its hue angle is 75° and its chroma is 2.2, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 35%.
LRV 16.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.1, Hulett Ore is lighter than 20% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Hulett Ore
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy City | CSP-150 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burnt Ember | CSP-120 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overcoat | CC-544 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Hulett Ore
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancestral | PPU24-05 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Dark Granite | 780F-6 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Welded Iron | HDC-AC-17A | 1.70 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauntlet Gray | SW 7019 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Westchester Gray | SW 2849 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Folkstone | SW 6005 | 4.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thunderous | SW 6201 | 4.55 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Limestone | SW 9599 | 5.00 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Before the Storm SW 9564 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Westchester Gray SW 2849 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Special Gray SW 6277 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · darker, LRV 14.5
- Nutshell SW 6040 · darker, LRV 14.4
- Night Out SW 9560 · darker, LRV 14.1
Colors that go with Hulett Ore
Hulett Ore is too close to neutral (chroma 2.2) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its orange lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Hulett Ore vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 2.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 4.0) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.1), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 16.1), more blue/cool, more muted.