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Same name, different colors

Urban Putty: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Urban Putty. 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.

BehrUrban PuttyBNC-06 · #B0B1A9LRV43LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Behr BNC-06
Sherwin-WilliamsUrban PuttySW 7532 · #CFC0ABLRV54LightnessLightUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 7532

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrBNC-06#B0B1A943WarmGray
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 7532#CFC0AB54WarmGreige

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

BNC-06 is 11 points darker than SW 7532.

Urban Putty · 2 brands

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