HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Comfort Gray HGSW6205
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Tranquility (AF-490), at ΔE 1.34 — near-exact.
Tranquility is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.34 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 Tranquility really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.34near-exact
- LRV
- 53.31HGTV Home is 52
- Hex
- #BBC3BB#BEC3BB in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Tranquility reads slightly darker than Comfort Gray 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 Tranquility is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Picnic Basket CSP-730ΔE 1.34 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
- Silver Marlin 2139-50ΔE 1.74 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Gray Wisp 1570ΔE 1.80 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Comfort Gray HGSW6205 matched across all 13 brands →