HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Aleutian HGSW6241
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is New Hope Gray (2130-50), at ΔE 1.86 — near-exact.
New Hope Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.86 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 Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Benjamin Moore 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 New Hope Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.86near-exact
- LRV
- 39.21HGTV Home is 39
- Hex
- #9CA8B3#98A9B7 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: New Hope Gray reads slightly darker than Aleutian in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if New Hope Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Little Falls 1621ΔE 2.10 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
- Winter Lake 2129-50ΔE 2.21 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Comet 1628ΔE 2.81 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Aleutian HGSW6241 matched across all 13 brands →