Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wandering Heart 264
The closest HGTV Home colour is Independent Gold (HGSW6401), at ΔE 1.06 — near-exact.
Independent Gold is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.06 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 Independent Gold really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.06near-exact
- LRV
- 51Benjamin Moore is 49.15
- Hex
- #D2BA83#D1BB81 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Independent Gold reads slightly darker than Wandering Heart 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 Independent Gold is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Wheat Grass HGSW6408ΔE 2.56 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
- Avocado Fruit HGSW2225ΔE 2.89 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
- Cool Avocado HGSW9029ΔE 2.89 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wandering Heart 264 matched across all 13 brands →