HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Ancestral Gold HGSW6407
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Mansfield Tan (248), at ΔE 0.36 — indistinguishable.
Mansfield Tan is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.36 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 Mansfield Tan really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.36indistinguishable
- LRV
- 59.79HGTV Home is 62
- Hex
- #DECEA6#DDCDA6 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Mansfield Tan reads slightly lighter than Ancestral Gold in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Mansfield Tan is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dunmore Cream HC-29ΔE 0.36 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Pittsfield Buff HC-24ΔE 0.83 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.3 points lower.
- Straw Hat 270ΔE 1.03 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.9 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Ancestral Gold HGSW6407 matched across all 13 brands →