Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Westwood Tan 256
The closest HGTV Home colour is Avocado Fruit (HGSW2225), at ΔE 1.97 — near-exact.
Avocado Fruit is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.97 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 Avocado Fruit really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.97near-exact
- LRV
- 46Benjamin Moore is 44.54
- Hex
- #C4B47D#C9B37A in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Avocado Fruit reads slightly darker than Westwood Tan 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 Avocado Fruit is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cool Avocado HGSW9029ΔE 1.97 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
- Wheat Grass HGSW6408ΔE 2.02 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.5 points higher.
- Independent Gold HGSW6401ΔE 2.19 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Westwood Tan 256 matched across all 13 brands →