Canal Street vs Felted Wool

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (29 vs 28), 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 2.5, 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 Felted Wool in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Canal Street and Felted Wool 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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Felted WoolFelted Wool Living Room

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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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Felted WoolFelted Wool Bedroom

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Color Details

Canal Street
Sherwin-Williams · 9523
Hex#969281
LRV28.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9523
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Felted Wool
Sherwin-Williams · 9171
Hex#979083
LRV28.1
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9171
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Canal Street vs Felted Wool Simulated Comparison

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

More Canal Street comparisons

See how Canal Street stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Canal Street
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Canal Street
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Canal Street
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Canal Street reads noticeably lighter

Purbeck Stone
Canal Street
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Canal Street
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Nearly identical in tone

Mizzle
Canal Street
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Canal Street
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Canal Street
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

Tranquil Dawn
Canal Street
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Canal Street
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Canal Street
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Canal Street reads noticeably lighter

Pale Green
Canal Street
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Nearly identical in tone

Pine Needle
Canal Street
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Canal Street reads noticeably lighter

Cement grey
Canal Street
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Canal Street reads slightly lighter

Black grey
Canal Street
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Canal Street reads noticeably lighter

Piazza
Canal Street
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Canal Street
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Canal Street
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Nearly identical in tone

Senses
Canal Street
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Canal Street
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Canal Street is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Canal Street
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Canal Street
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Canal Street reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Canal Street
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

Ocean Abyss
Canal Street
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Canal Street reads noticeably lighter

Classic Silver
Canal Street
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Canal Street
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 110-2
Canal Street
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Canal Street
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Canal Street
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Canal Street
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Canal Street reads noticeably lighter