HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Carbonized HGSW1481
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Notre Dame (CSP-570), at ΔE 1.98 — near-exact.
Notre Dame is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.98 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 Notre Dame really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.98near-exact
- LRV
- 7.57HGTV Home is 6
- Hex
- #404343#434341 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Notre Dame reads slightly darker than Carbonized 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 Notre Dame is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Graphite 1603ΔE 2.27 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
- Midnight Oil 1631ΔE 2.37 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
- Black Panther 2125-10ΔE 2.51 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Carbonized HGSW1481 matched across all 13 brands →