HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Choice Cream HGSW6357
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Puppy Paws (1156), at ΔE 0.51 — indistinguishable.
Puppy Paws is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.51 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 Puppy Paws really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.51indistinguishable
- LRV
- 75.08HGTV Home is 77
- Hex
- #F0E2D2#F0E1D0 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Puppy Paws reads slightly lighter than Choice Cream 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 Puppy Paws is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pristine OC-75ΔE 0.51 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
- Gentle Repose 1149ΔE 0.88 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.8 points lower.
- Onyx White 1135ΔE 0.94 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Choice Cream HGSW6357 matched across all 13 brands →