HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Jacaranda HGSW6802
The closest Valspar colour is Gulf Stream Blue (P033), at ΔE 1.48 — near-exact.
Gulf Stream Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.48 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 Gulf Stream Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.48near-exact
- LRV
- 30.11HGTV Home is 30
- Hex
- #619CBE#5A9EC0 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Gulf Stream Blue reads slightly darker than Jacaranda in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Gulf Stream Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Estero Sky V071-4ΔE 2.56 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
- Crisp French Blue V069-4ΔE 2.96 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Rolling Sea 5001-10BΔE 3.05 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Jacaranda HGSW6802 matched across all 13 brands →