HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Essex Grey HGSW1485
The closest Valspar colour is Classic Grayscale (V121-2), at ΔE 0.83 — indistinguishable.
Classic Grayscale is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.83 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 Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Classic Grayscale really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.83indistinguishable
- LRV
- 38.39HGTV Home is 38
- Hex
- #A7A7A2#A7A8A2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Classic Grayscale reads slightly darker than Essex Grey in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Classic Grayscale is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Stately Graystone V118-2ΔE 1.05 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
- Building Block V145-3ΔE 1.44 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Coastal Jetty 5007-1CΔE 1.98 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Essex Grey HGSW1485 matched across all 13 brands →