HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Hickory Smoke HGSW7027
The closest Valspar colour is Swiss Chocolate (3010-10), at ΔE 1.76 — near-exact.
Swiss Chocolate is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.76 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 Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Swiss Chocolate really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.76near-exact
- LRV
- 5.94HGTV Home is 7
- Hex
- #524237#564537 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Swiss Chocolate is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Momentous Occasion 8005-10GΔE 1.81 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted.
- Buckeye 8005-8GΔE 2.24 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Rootstock M107ΔE 3.61 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
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