HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Drift of Mist HGSW9166
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Balboa Mist (1549), at ΔE 1.06 — near-exact.
Balboa Mist is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.06 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 Balboa Mist really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.06near-exact
- LRV
- 65.53HGTV Home is 62
- Hex
- #DAD6CC#DCD8D0 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.5 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Balboa Mist reads slightly darker than Drift of Mist 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 Balboa Mist is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Light Pewter 1464ΔE 1.20 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.5 points higher.
- Athena 858ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.6 points higher.
- Pale Oak OC-20ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Drift of Mist HGSW9166 matched across all 13 brands →