HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Caraïbe HGSW9090
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Coconut Grove (1029), at ΔE 0.37 — indistinguishable.
Coconut Grove is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.37 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 Coconut Grove really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.37indistinguishable
- LRV
- 13.11HGTV Home is 12
- Hex
- #775E4B#785F4C in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Coconut Grove reads slightly darker than Caraïbe 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 Coconut Grove is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Rockies Brown 2107-30ΔE 3.17 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Sedona Brown 1127ΔE 3.33 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Plymouth Brown HC-73ΔE 3.33 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Caraïbe HGSW9090 matched across all 13 brands →