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Same name, different colors

Chinchilla: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Chinchilla. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

BehrChinchillaPPU24-03 · #6A6661LRV13LightnessDarkUndertoneWarmView Behr PPU24-03
Sherwin-WilliamsChinchillaSW 6011 · #867875LRV20LightnessDarkUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 6011

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrPPU24-03#6A666113WarmGray
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 6011#86787520WarmBrown

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

PPU24-03 is 7 points darker than SW 6011.

Chinchilla · 2 brands

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