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Same name, different colors

Oak Creek: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Oak Creek. 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.

BehrOak CreekHDC-AC-07 · #5D504ALRV9LightnessVery DarkUndertoneWarmView Behr HDC-AC-07
Sherwin-WilliamsOak CreekSW 7718 · #BB8D6BLRV31LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 7718

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrHDC-AC-07#5D504A9WarmBrown
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 7718#BB8D6B31WarmBrown

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

HDC-AC-07 is 22 points darker than SW 7718.

Oak Creek · 2 brands

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