HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Icebreaker HGSW1387
The closest Valspar colour is City of Lights (V110-2), at ΔE 0.95 — indistinguishable.
City of Lights is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.95 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 City of Lights really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.95indistinguishable
- LRV
- 67.3HGTV Home is 67
- Hex
- #CBD8E3#CBD8E1 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if City of Lights is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tinsel Beam 4005-3AΔE 1.29 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 3.5 points lower.
- Blue Tulle P036ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Soft Blue V107-1ΔE 1.43 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Icebreaker HGSW1387 matched across all 13 brands →