HGTV Home → Backdrop
Backdrop equivalent of HGTV Home Connor's Lakefront HGSW9060
The closest Backdrop colour is SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE (SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE), at ΔE 10.54 — different.
Backdrop does not make this colour. SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE is the closest option at ΔE 10.54, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have Backdrop custom-tint to the HGTV Home formula instead of substituting.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Backdrop
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Backdrop 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 SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 10.54different
- LRV
- 8.44HGTV Home is 8
- Hex
- #3F546A#175A6C in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Backdrop publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE reads slightly darker than Connor's Lakefront in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
Other Backdrop options
Worth knowing if SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- SATURDAY ON SUNDAY SATURDAY ON SUNDAYΔE 11.50 · different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.9 points higher.
- SURF CAMP SURF CAMPΔE 13.68 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.2 points lower.
- BLUE IS THE COOLEST COLOR BLUE IS THE COOLEST COLORΔE 13.89 · different · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Connor's Lakefront HGSW9060 matched across all 13 brands →