Hardware vs Sedate Gray
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Hardware belongs to the greige-grey family and Sedate Gray to the beige-greige family. At LRV 61 vs 23, Sedate Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 27.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hardware vs Sedate Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hardware and Sedate Gray 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Sedate Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Hardware vs Sedate Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hardware on one side and Sedate Gray on the other.
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.