Behr → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Behr Shipwreck S470-6
The closest HGTV Home colour is Blue Mystery (HGSW3322), at ΔE 1.74 — near-exact.
Blue Mystery is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.74 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 Blue Mystery really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.74near-exact
- LRV
- 14Behr is 13
- Hex
- #536872#4E6975 in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Behr and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Blue Mystery reads slightly darker than Shipwreck in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other HGTV Home options
Worth knowing if Blue Mystery is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Waterloo HGSW9141ΔE 1.74 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Bunglehouse Blue HGSW0048ΔE 2.60 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Sea Creature HGSW3342ΔE 4.78 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.