HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Cotton Twill HGSW1197
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Mushroom Cap (177), at ΔE 1.09 — near-exact.
Mushroom Cap is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.09 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 Mushroom Cap really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.09near-exact
- LRV
- 73.13HGTV Home is 76
- Hex
- #F4E2B5#F5E0B1 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.9 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Mushroom Cap reads slightly lighter than Cotton Twill 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 Mushroom Cap is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Golden Lab 178ΔE 1.23 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.8 points lower.
- Cornsilk 198ΔE 1.36 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.8 points lower.
- Pineapple Smoothy 142ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Cotton Twill HGSW1197 matched across all 13 brands →