HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Down Home HGSW6081
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Spanish Brown (1028), at ΔE 0.85 — indistinguishable.
Spanish Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.85 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 Spanish Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.85indistinguishable
- LRV
- 20.14HGTV Home is 20
- Hex
- #8F7662#907865 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Spanish Brown reads slightly darker than Down Home 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 Spanish Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Davenport Tan HC-76ΔE 2.45 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Long Valley Birch 1021ΔE 2.51 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
- Taupetone 1013ΔE 2.60 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Down Home HGSW6081 matched across all 13 brands →