HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Khaki Shade HGSW7533
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Kangaroo (AF-145), at ΔE 1.68 — near-exact.
Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.68near-exact
- LRV
- 43.94HGTV Home is 44
- Hex
- #BFB198#C0AF97 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Kangaroo reads slightly lighter than Khaki Shade 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 Kangaroo is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Truffle AF-130ΔE 2.18 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Pensive AF-140ΔE 2.23 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Greenbrier Beige HC-79ΔE 2.47 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Khaki Shade HGSW7533 matched across all 13 brands →