HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Elemental HGSW2482
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Northwood Brown (1000), at ΔE 0.91 — indistinguishable.
Northwood Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.91 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 Northwood Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.91indistinguishable
- LRV
- 13.41HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #6F6151#716354 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Northwood Brown reads slightly darker than Elemental 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 Northwood Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dash of Pepper 1554ΔE 2.73 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.3 points higher.
- Hope Chest CSP-1050ΔE 2.83 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Brown Horse 2108-30ΔE 3.33 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Elemental HGSW2482 matched across all 13 brands →