HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Lily HGSW6693
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is America's Heartland (197), at ΔE 0.48 — indistinguishable.
America's Heartland is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.48 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 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 America's Heartland really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.48indistinguishable
- LRV
- 77.71HGTV Home is 81
- Hex
- #F5E9C2#F3E8C2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 3.3 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: America's Heartland reads slightly lighter than Lily 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 America's Heartland is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Happy Valley 212ΔE 0.80 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 3.5 points lower.
- Royal Linen 931ΔE 0.84 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
- Pale Moon 289ΔE 0.86 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.7 points lower.