Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Venetian Gold 2158-20
The closest HGTV Home colour is Essential Gold (HGSW2132), at ΔE 1.99 — near-exact.
Essential Gold is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.99 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 Essential Gold really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.99near-exact
- LRV
- 29Benjamin Moore is 28.1
- Hex
- #C78538#C68745 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Essential Gold reads slightly darker than Venetian Gold 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 Essential Gold is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gold Coast HGSW6376ΔE 1.99 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
- French Mustard HGSW2141ΔE 3.48 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
- Cut the Mustard HGSW6384ΔE 3.48 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Venetian Gold 2158-20 matched across all 13 brands →