HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Brainstorm Bronze HGSW7033
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Dash of Pepper (1554), at ΔE 1.40 — near-exact.
Dash of Pepper is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.40 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 Dash of Pepper really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.40near-exact
- LRV
- 15.29HGTV Home is 14
- Hex
- #726859#74685A in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dash of Pepper reads slightly darker than Brainstorm 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 Dash of Pepper is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Fallen Timber 994ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Whitall Brown HC-69ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Woodcliff Lake 980ΔE 2.41 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 2.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Brainstorm Bronze HGSW7033 matched across all 13 brands →