HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Debonair HGSW9139
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Sardine (Sardine), at ΔE 2.34 — very close.
Sardine is the closest Farrow & Ball makes, but at ΔE 2.34 it is a near miss rather than a match. Expect a visible difference where the two meet — on adjoining walls, or against existing trim.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Sardine really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 2.34very close
- LRV
- 34.88HGTV Home is 35
- Hex
- #90A3A6#90A0A6 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Sardine reads slightly lighter than Debonair in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Sardine is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Oval Room Blue No.85ΔE 4.17 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Kittiwake No.307ΔE 4.97 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.7 points higher.
- Selvedge No.306ΔE 6.09 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 9.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Debonair HGSW9139 matched across all 13 brands →