HGTV Home → Backdrop
Backdrop equivalent of HGTV Home Blue Mosque HGSW6789
The closest Backdrop colour is PORSCHE RIVIERA BLUE (PORSCHE RIVIERA BLUE), at ΔE 8.50 — noticeably different.
Backdrop does not make this colour. PORSCHE RIVIERA BLUE is the closest option at ΔE 8.50, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have Backdrop custom-tint to the HGTV Home formula instead of substituting.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Backdrop
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Backdrop 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 PORSCHE RIVIERA BLUE really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 8.50noticeably different
- LRV
- 17.2HGTV Home is 17
- Hex
- #1D7AAD#01819E in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Backdrop publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: PORSCHE RIVIERA BLUE reads slightly darker than Blue Mosque in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
Other Backdrop options
Worth knowing if PORSCHE RIVIERA BLUE is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- SICILY OR CYPRUS SICILY OR CYPRUSΔE 10.44 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- SATURDAY ON SUNDAY SATURDAY ON SUNDAYΔE 11.93 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
- NOVELTY WAVE NOVELTY WAVEΔE 12.83 · different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 10.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Blue Mosque HGSW6789 matched across all 13 brands →