HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Cadence HGSW1181
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Sunshine (2021-30), at ΔE 0.81 — indistinguishable.
Sunshine is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.81 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 Sunshine really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.81indistinguishable
- LRV
- 60.81HGTV Home is 64
- Hex
- #FFCE0B#FECB01 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.2 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Sunshine reads slightly lighter than Cadence in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Sunshine is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Abstracta 322ΔE 1.33 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.5 points lower.
- Viking Yellow 321ΔE 1.73 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- Lemon 2021-20ΔE 2.57 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 9.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Cadence HGSW1181 matched across all 13 brands →