Benjamin Moore → HGTV Home
HGTV Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Yew Green 2025-20
The closest HGTV Home colour is Frolic (HGSW6703), at ΔE 9.97 — noticeably different.
HGTV Home does not make this colour. Frolic is the closest option at ΔE 9.97, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have HGTV Home custom-tint to the Benjamin Moore formula instead of substituting.
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 Frolic really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 9.97noticeably different
- LRV
- 56Benjamin Moore is 54.83
- Hex
- #D9C661#C3CF00 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and HGTV Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Frolic reads slightly darker than Yew Green in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
Other HGTV Home options
Worth knowing if Frolic is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Fernwood HGSW1233ΔE 11.18 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 10.8 points lower.
- Hep Green HGSW6704ΔE 11.18 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 10.8 points lower.
- Plankton HGSW1244ΔE 11.26 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Yew Green 2025-20 matched across all 13 brands →