HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Hazel HGSW6471
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Catalina Blue (703), at ΔE 1.70 — near-exact.
Catalina Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.70 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 Catalina Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.70near-exact
- LRV
- 48.11HGTV Home is 48
- Hex
- #AABEB4#A8C1B7 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Catalina Blue reads slightly darker than Hazel 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 Catalina Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Wythe Blue HC-143ΔE 1.70 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Warm Springs 682ΔE 2.18 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.2 points higher.
- Appalachian Trail 633ΔE 2.63 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.