Canal Street vs Featherstone paint color comparison

Canal Street vs Featherstone

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (29 vs 29), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Canal Street vs Featherstone in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Canal Street and Featherstone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Canal StreetSherwin Williams Canal Street wall paint color review

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FeatherstoneA elegant living room painted in Featherstone

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Canal StreetSherwin Williams Canal Street bedroom

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FeatherstoneA boho bedroom painted in Featherstone

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Color Details

Canal Street
Sherwin-Williams · 9523
LRV28.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9523
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Featherstone
Sherwin-Williams · 9518
LRV28.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9518
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Canal Street vs Featherstone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Canal Street on one side and Featherstone on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.