HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Grecian Gold HGSW2174
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Camel Back (1103), at ΔE 0.79 — indistinguishable.
Camel Back is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.79 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 Camel Back really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.79indistinguishable
- LRV
- 40.09HGTV Home is 42
- Hex
- #CDA674#CBA576 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Camel Back reads slightly lighter than Grecian Gold in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Camel Back is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gingerbread Man 1111ΔE 0.87 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.8 points lower.
- Guesthouse 1117ΔE 0.99 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 2.3 points lower.
- Roxbury Caramel HC-42ΔE 1.38 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Grecian Gold HGSW2174 matched across all 13 brands →