HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Koi Pond HGSW7727
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Mosaic Tile (1517), at ΔE 1.01 — near-exact.
Mosaic Tile is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.01 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 Mosaic Tile really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.01near-exact
- LRV
- 43.83HGTV Home is 45
- Hex
- #B9B396#B9B292 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Mosaic Tile reads slightly lighter than Koi Pond 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 Mosaic Tile is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Lapland AF-410ΔE 1.26 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Elemental AF-400ΔE 1.99 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.8 points lower.
- Baffin Island 243ΔE 2.34 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Koi Pond HGSW7727 matched across all 13 brands →