Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Vapor AF-35
The closest HGTV Home colour is Alabaster (HGSW7008), at ΔE 1.35 — near-exact.
Alabaster is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.35 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 Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore 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 Alabaster really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.35near-exact
- LRV
- 82Benjamin Moore is 81.6
- Hex
- #EDEAE0#EFECDF in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Alabaster reads slightly darker than Vapor 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 Alabaster is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dover White HGSW6385ΔE 1.44 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
- Timeless White HGSW4055ΔE 1.50 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
- Greek Villa HGSW7551ΔE 1.53 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Vapor AF-35 matched across all 13 brands →