HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Handcrafted Brown HGSW2184
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Peanut Shell (2162-40), at ΔE 1.68 — near-exact.
Peanut Shell is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.68 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 Peanut Shell really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.68near-exact
- LRV
- 35.18HGTV Home is 36
- Hex
- #C09D73#BA9C75 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Peanut Shell reads slightly lighter than Handcrafted Brown 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 Peanut Shell is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Baked Cumin 1062ΔE 1.90 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.8 points lower.
- Barley Harvest 1070ΔE 1.98 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
- Tyler Taupe HC-43ΔE 2.33 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Handcrafted Brown HGSW2184 matched across all 13 brands →