HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Basalt Powder HGSW2457
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Ammonite (No.274), at ΔE 1.13 — near-exact.
Ammonite is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.13 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 Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Ammonite really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.13near-exact
- LRV
- 67.2HGTV Home is 62
- Hex
- #D8D6CF#DCD8D0 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.2 points higher.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Ammonite reads slightly darker than Basalt Powder in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Ammonite is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Skimming Stone No.241ΔE 1.57 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.9 points higher.
- Strong White No.2001ΔE 2.50 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 14.1 points higher.
- School House White No.291ΔE 2.88 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 11.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Basalt Powder HGSW2457 matched across all 13 brands →