HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Armitage Grey HGSW1483
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Geddy Gray (CW-720), at ΔE 1.65 — near-exact.
Geddy Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.65 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 Geddy Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.65near-exact
- LRV
- 22.69HGTV Home is 22
- Hex
- #7F807A#7F817E in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Geddy Gray reads slightly darker than Armitage Grey 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 Geddy Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Street Chic CSP-45ΔE 1.67 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
- Lampblack CW-695ΔE 1.71 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
- Shark Gray 2134-40ΔE 2.36 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Armitage Grey HGSW1483 matched across all 13 brands →