Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Vellum 207
The closest HGTV Home colour is Lucent Yellow (HGSW6400), at ΔE 1.85 — near-exact.
Lucent Yellow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.85 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 Lucent Yellow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.85near-exact
- LRV
- 64Benjamin Moore is 63.25
- Hex
- #E4D0A5#E8D3A1 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Lucent Yellow reads slightly darker than Vellum 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 Lucent Yellow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Moss & Vine HGSW2206ΔE 2.89 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
- Pale Moss HGSW9027ΔE 2.89 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
- Stonewycke Ivory HGSW1167ΔE 2.90 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 11.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Vellum 207 matched across all 13 brands →