Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Winter Sunshine 345
The closest HGTV Home colour is Lemon Mint Leaf (HGSW1227), at ΔE 1.47 — near-exact.
Lemon Mint Leaf is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.47 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 Lemon Mint Leaf really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.47near-exact
- LRV
- 82Benjamin Moore is 81.71
- Hex
- #F2EAC3#F9EFC5 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Lemon Mint Leaf reads slightly darker than Winter Sunshine 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 Lemon Mint Leaf is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pineapple Cream HGSW1668ΔE 1.47 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted.
- Lilting Lily HGSW1186ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
- Lily HGSW6693ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Winter Sunshine 345 matched across all 13 brands →