HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Cocoon HGSW6173
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Country Life (1490), at ΔE 1.65 — near-exact.
Country Life is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.65 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 Country Life really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.65near-exact
- LRV
- 15.67HGTV Home is 15
- Hex
- #6E6958#726B5B in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Country Life reads slightly darker than Cocoon 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 Country Life is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dash of Pepper 1554ΔE 2.13 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Cabin Fever 1540ΔE 2.68 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
- Woodcliff Lake 980ΔE 3.00 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Cocoon HGSW6173 matched across all 13 brands →