HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Blue Clematis HGSW1372
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Blue Macaw (784), at ΔE 1.76 — near-exact.
Blue Macaw is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.76 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 Blue Macaw really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.76near-exact
- LRV
- 18.2HGTV Home is 16
- Hex
- #2474A3#2377A2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Blue Macaw reads slightly darker than Blue Clematis 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 Blue Macaw is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Laguna Blue 2059-30ΔE 2.69 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Seaport Blue 2060-30ΔE 3.77 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Chicago Blues 804ΔE 4.51 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Blue Clematis HGSW1372 matched across all 13 brands →