HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Architectural Gray HGSW3426
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Victorian Mauve (2114-50), at ΔE 1.17 — near-exact.
Victorian Mauve is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.17 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 Victorian Mauve really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.17near-exact
- LRV
- 48.07HGTV Home is 48
- Hex
- #C2B5B7#C2B6B6 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Victorian Mauve reads slightly darker than Architectural Gray 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 Victorian Mauve is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Violetta AF-615ΔE 2.12 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
- After the Rain 1452ΔE 2.50 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
- Piano Concerto 1445ΔE 2.81 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Architectural Gray HGSW3426 matched across all 13 brands →