Behr → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Behr Snow Fall W-F-600
The closest HGTV Home colour is White Gallery (HGSW4002), at ΔE 1.15 — near-exact.
White Gallery is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.15 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 White Gallery really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.15near-exact
- LRV
- 84Behr is 89
- Hex
- #F5F2E9#F3F2EB in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
Behr and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: White Gallery reads slightly lighter than Snow Fall 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 White Gallery is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Fundamental White HGSW4001ΔE 1.16 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- High Reflective White HGSW7757ΔE 1.16 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Bohemian Lace HGSW4052ΔE 1.24 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.