Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray HC-171
The closest HGTV Home colour is Sea Salt (HGSW6204), at ΔE 1.88 — near-exact.
Sea Salt is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.88 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 Sea Salt really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.88near-exact
- LRV
- 63Benjamin Moore is 67.87
- Hex
- #CDD2CA#D4D8D2 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.9 points lower.
Other HGTV Home options
Worth knowing if Sea Salt is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Stone Eagle HGSW1456ΔE 2.45 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
- Reflection HGSW7661ΔE 2.45 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
- Olympus White HGSW6253ΔE 2.53 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray HC-171 matched across all 13 brands →