HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Grizzle Gray HGSW7068
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is City Shadow (CSP-60), at ΔE 1.24 — near-exact.
City Shadow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.24 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 City Shadow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.24near-exact
- LRV
- 13.93HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #626463#636562 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: City Shadow reads slightly darker than Grizzle Gray 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 City Shadow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Kendall Charcoal HC-166ΔE 1.79 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
- Bracken Slate CW-690ΔE 2.32 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
- Burnt Ember CSP-120ΔE 2.66 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Grizzle Gray HGSW7068 matched across all 13 brands →