Match Hardware

Sherwin-Williams Hardware is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 23. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Hardware
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172#8B8372LRV 23Warm

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Hardware
Hardware
Zinc Luster
Zinc Luster
Hardware vs Zinc Luster
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Zinc Luster
9514 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Dark Ash
Dark Ash
Hardware
Hardware
Dark Ash vs Hardware
PPG
Dark Ash
PPG1025-5 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Iron Gate
Hardware
Hardware
Iron Gate vs Hardware
Benjamin Moore
Iron Gate
1545 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Mocha Accent
Mocha Accent
Hardware
Hardware
Mocha Accent vs Hardware
Behr
Mocha Accent
720D-5 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Rustic Brown
Rustic Brown
Hardware
Hardware
Rustic Brown vs Hardware
Jotun
Rustic Brown
11012 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Pearl beige
Pearl beige
Hardware
Hardware
Pearl beige vs Hardware
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl beige
RAL 1035 · LRV 35
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

A 12-point LRV gap (35 vs 23) makes Pearl beige the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Olive Drab
Olive Drab
Hardware
Hardware
Olive Drab vs Hardware
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Drab
EX034 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Silt
Silt
Hardware
Hardware
Silt vs Hardware
Little Greene
Silt
40 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Urban Walk
Urban Walk
Hardware
Hardware
Urban Walk vs Hardware
Dulux
Urban Walk
40YY 25/074 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Treron
Treron
Hardware
Hardware
Treron vs Hardware
Farrow & Ball
Treron
292 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4
Hardware
Hardware
RAL 770-4 vs Hardware
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

Hardware reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Hardware
Hardware
Bastion
Hardware vs Bastion
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23
Tikkurila
Bastion
V467 · LRV 25

With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Hardware
Hardware
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Hardware vs Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23
Valspar
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
8004-28F · LRV 21

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
S 4010-G50Y
Hardware
Hardware
S 4010-G50Y vs Hardware
NCS
S 4010-G50Y
S 4010-G50Y · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
6172 · LRV 23

A 6-point LRV gap (29 vs 23) makes S 4010-G50Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable