HGTV Home → Behr
Behr equivalent of HGTV Home Essex Grey HGSW1485
The closest Behr colour is Great Graphite (PPU24-18), at ΔE 0.76 — indistinguishable.
Great Graphite is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.76 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 Behr
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Behr 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 Great Graphite really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.76indistinguishable
- LRV
- 38HGTV Home is 38
- Hex
- #A5A6A1#A7A8A2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if Great Graphite is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cool Granite PPF-39ΔE 1.59 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Sharkskin PPU25-04ΔE 1.64 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Flipper PPU25-15ΔE 1.77 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Essex Grey HGSW1485 matched across all 13 brands →