HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Gris HGSW7659
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Slate (CW-700), at ΔE 0.73 — indistinguishable.
Slate is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.73 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 Slate really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.73indistinguishable
- LRV
- 39.07HGTV Home is 39
- Hex
- #A3A8A8#A5A9A8 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Slate reads slightly darker than Gris 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 Slate is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Adagio 1593ΔE 1.90 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Cobblestone Path 1606ΔE 1.95 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
- Subway Tile® CSP-585ΔE 2.22 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.6 points higher.