HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Earthwise Blue HGSW2372
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Santa Monica Blue (776), at ΔE 1.79 — near-exact.
Santa Monica Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.79 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 Santa Monica Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.79near-exact
- LRV
- 16.08HGTV Home is 15
- Hex
- #3A6E8C#43718B in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Santa Monica Blue reads slightly darker than Earthwise Blue 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 Santa Monica Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Bedford Blue 1679ΔE 2.13 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
- Mozart Blue 1665ΔE 3.40 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
- Georgian Bay CC-782ΔE 3.40 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Earthwise Blue HGSW2372 matched across all 13 brands →