HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Alabaster HGSW7008
The closest Valspar colour is Paramount White (7006-22), at ΔE 0.57 — indistinguishable.
Paramount White is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.57 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 HGTV Home and Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Paramount White really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.57indistinguishable
- LRV
- 82.37HGTV Home is 82
- Hex
- #ECEAE1#EDEAE0 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Paramount White reads slightly darker than Alabaster in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Paramount White is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Soft Wool V155ΔE 0.80 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 2.7 points higher.
- Shell White 7007-12ΔE 0.96 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Wedding Cake V151ΔE 1.17 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Alabaster HGSW7008 matched across all 13 brands →