HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Kiln-Dried HGSW3152
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Raleigh Sorrel (CW-135), at ΔE 0.53 — indistinguishable.
Raleigh Sorrel is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.53 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 Raleigh Sorrel really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.53indistinguishable
- LRV
- 20.13HGTV Home is 19
- Hex
- #8E7559#8F7659 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Raleigh Sorrel reads slightly darker than Kiln-Dried 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 Raleigh Sorrel is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Maple Valley 1057ΔE 1.46 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Cambridge Riverbed 1035ΔE 2.13 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Edgewood Rocks 1056ΔE 2.75 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.2 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Kiln-Dried HGSW3152 matched across all 13 brands →