HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Best Bronze HGSW6160
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Char Brown (2137-20), at ΔE 1.83 — near-exact.
Char Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.83 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 Char Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.83near-exact
- LRV
- 9.31HGTV Home is 9
- Hex
- #5A4F40#5D513E in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Char Brown reads slightly darker than Best Bronze 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 Char Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- North Creek Brown 1001ΔE 3.48 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
- Otter Brown 2137-10ΔE 3.52 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
- Night Owl CC-662ΔE 3.56 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Best Bronze HGSW6160 matched across all 13 brands →