HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Expressive Plum HGSW6271
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Mountain Ridge (1456), at ΔE 1.91 — near-exact.
Mountain Ridge is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.91 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 Mountain Ridge really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.91near-exact
- LRV
- 12.91HGTV Home is 12
- Hex
- #675C5F#695C62 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Mountain Ridge reads slightly darker than Expressive Plum 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 Mountain Ridge is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cabernet 2116-30ΔE 2.65 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Wild Mulberry CSP-475ΔE 3.42 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Mythic CSP-510ΔE 3.65 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Expressive Plum HGSW6271 matched across all 13 brands →