Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wales Gray 1585
The closest HGTV Home colour is Fresh Idea (HGSW3326), at ΔE 1.59 — near-exact.
Fresh Idea is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.59 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 Fresh Idea really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.59near-exact
- LRV
- 54Benjamin Moore is 53.54
- Hex
- #B6C3C4#B9C5C3 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Fresh Idea reads slightly darker than Wales Gray 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 Fresh Idea is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Niebla Azul HGSW9137ΔE 1.59 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Tradewind Blue HGSW3307ΔE 2.68 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.5 points higher.
- Tradewind HGSW6218ΔE 2.68 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wales Gray 1585 matched across all 13 brands →