Canal Street vs Hidden Trail paint color comparison

Canal Street vs Hidden Trail

Canal Street and Hidden Trail come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 18-point LRV gap — 29 for Canal Street vs 10 for Hidden Trail — means Canal Street will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 21.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Canal Street vs Hidden Trail in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Canal Street and Hidden Trail in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Canal Street reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hidden Trail.

Canal StreetSherwin Williams Canal Street wall paint color review

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Hidden TrailA mid century living room painted in Hidden Trail

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Canal Street returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Canal StreetSherwin Williams Canal Street bedroom

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Hidden TrailA modern luxury bedroom painted in Hidden Trail

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Color Details

Canal Street
Sherwin-Williams · 9523
LRV28.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9523
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Hidden Trail
Sherwin-Williams · 9525
LRV10.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9525
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Canal Street vs Hidden Trail Simulated Comparison

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