Behr → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Behr Wilmington Tan 270F-5
The closest HGTV Home colour is Craggy Desert (HGSW3134), at ΔE 1.61 — near-exact.
Craggy Desert is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.61 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 Craggy Desert really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.61near-exact
- LRV
- 35Behr is 34
- Hex
- #B99974#BD9872 in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. 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: Craggy Desert reads slightly darker than Wilmington Tan 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 Craggy Desert is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Woven Wicker HGSW9104ΔE 1.61 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Handcrafted Brown HGSW2184ΔE 2.70 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Coriander Powder HGSW9025ΔE 2.70 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Behr Wilmington Tan 270F-5 matched across all 13 brands →