HGTV Home → Backdrop
Backdrop equivalent of HGTV Home Craggy Desert HGSW3134
The closest Backdrop colour is STUDIO HOURS (STUDIO HOURS), at ΔE 8.04 — noticeably different.
Backdrop does not make this colour. STUDIO HOURS is the closest option at ΔE 8.04, 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 STUDIO HOURS really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 8.04noticeably different
- LRV
- 34.87HGTV Home is 35
- Hex
- #BC9886#B99974 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: STUDIO HOURS reads slightly lighter than Craggy Desert in colour space while carrying the lower 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.
Sampled from manufacturer image — treat the swatch above as indicative and confirm against a physical sample.
Other Backdrop options
Worth knowing if STUDIO HOURS is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- TANLINES TANLINESΔE 10.17 · different · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.2 points lower.
- APERITIVO HOUR APERITIVO HOURΔE 11.31 · different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 13.2 points higher.
- SENTIMENTAL REASONS SENTIMENTAL REASONSΔE 11.73 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Craggy Desert HGSW3134 matched across all 13 brands →