HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Cadet HGSW9143
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Tucker Gray (CW-705), at ΔE 1.26 — near-exact.
Tucker Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.26 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 Tucker Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.26near-exact
- LRV
- 31.14HGTV Home is 31
- Hex
- #909698#91999C in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Tucker Gray reads slightly darker than Cadet 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 Tucker Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sweatshirt Gray 2126-40ΔE 1.34 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Pewter 2121-30ΔE 1.84 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points higher.
- Gibraltar Cliffs 1587ΔE 2.14 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.