HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Foothills HGSW7514
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Broccoli Brown (No.198), at ΔE 1.89 — near-exact.
Broccoli Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.89 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 Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Broccoli Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.89near-exact
- LRV
- 18.12HGTV Home is 18
- Hex
- #827462#827466 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Broccoli Brown reads slightly darker than Foothills in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Broccoli Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dauphin No.54ΔE 5.90 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.5 points higher.
- Salon Drab No.290ΔE 6.40 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.6 points lower.
- London Clay No.244ΔE 6.72 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Foothills HGSW7514 matched across all 13 brands →