Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wythe Gold CW-420
The closest HGTV Home colour is Independent Gold (HGSW6401), at ΔE 1.41 — near-exact.
Independent Gold is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.41 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)
- 1.41near-exact
- LRV
- 51Benjamin Moore is 50.17
- Hex
- #D2BA83#D4BC7F in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 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 Wythe Gold 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 3.20 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Avocado Fruit HGSW2225ΔE 3.62 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.2 points lower.
- Cool Avocado HGSW9029ΔE 3.62 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wythe Gold CW-420 matched across all 13 brands →