Behr → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Behr Seaside Sand 740C-1
The closest HGTV Home colour is Softly White (HGSW4074), at ΔE 0.48 — indistinguishable.
Softly White is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.48 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 Softly White really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.48indistinguishable
- LRV
- 81Behr is 82
- Hex
- #F3E9D7#F2E9D7 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: Softly White reads slightly lighter than Seaside Sand 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 Softly White is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Medici Ivory HGSW7558ΔE 0.48 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Tint of Honey HGSW1187ΔE 0.98 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Monogramme HGSW4037ΔE 1.66 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.