HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Antique White HGSW6119
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Barely Beige (1066), at ΔE 0.77 — indistinguishable.
Barely Beige is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.77 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 Barely Beige really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.77indistinguishable
- LRV
- 71.32HGTV Home is 72
- Hex
- #E9DDC5#E8DCC6 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Barely Beige reads slightly lighter than Antique White 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 Barely Beige is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gentle Cream OC-96ΔE 0.77 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
- Lambskin 1051ΔE 0.79 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- French White 1093ΔE 0.79 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Antique White HGSW6119 matched across all 13 brands →