Behr → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Behr Rhino 710E-3
The closest HGTV Home colour is Comfort Gray (HGSW6205), at ΔE 0.54 — indistinguishable.
Comfort Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.54 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Behr and HGTV Home
Most people comparing Behr to HGTV Home are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Comfort Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.54indistinguishable
- LRV
- 52Behr is 53
- Hex
- #BEC3BB#BDC2B9 in Behr
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Behr and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Comfort Gray reads slightly lighter than Rhino in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other HGTV Home options
Worth knowing if Comfort Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Contented HGSW6191ΔE 1.91 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Woody Rosemary HGSW3266ΔE 2.42 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Austere Gray HGSW6184ΔE 2.42 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.