Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Yellow Highlighter 2021-40
The closest HGTV Home colour is Dutch Tulip (HGSW1183), at ΔE 3.45 — very close.
Dutch Tulip is the closest HGTV Home makes, but at ΔE 3.45 it is a near miss rather than a match. Expect a visible difference where the two meet — on adjoining walls, or against existing trim.
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 Dutch Tulip really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 3.45very close
- LRV
- 71Benjamin Moore is 70.94
- Hex
- #FFD566#FFDE64 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dutch Tulip reads slightly darker than Yellow Highlighter 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 Dutch Tulip is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Daffodil Hill HGSW1184ΔE 3.72 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Daffodil HGSW6901ΔE 3.72 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Griffin Gold HGSW1182ΔE 3.96 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.9 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Yellow Highlighter 2021-40 matched across all 13 brands →