HGTV Home → Behr
Behr equivalent of HGTV Home Balanced Beige HGSW7037
The closest Behr colour is Smokestack (N220-3), at ΔE 1.29 — near-exact.
Smokestack is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.29 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 Behr
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Behr 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 Smokestack really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.29near-exact
- LRV
- 46HGTV Home is 45
- Hex
- #BEB2A5#C0B2A2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and Behr publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Smokestack reads slightly darker than Balanced Beige in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if Smokestack is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Barista N210-3ΔE 1.49 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Canyon View ECC-20-1ΔE 1.59 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Mink Haze MQ2-32ΔE 2.10 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Balanced Beige HGSW7037 matched across all 13 brands →