HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Linwood Sands HGSW2506
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Archive (No.227), at ΔE 1.23 — near-exact.
Archive is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.23 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 Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Archive really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.23near-exact
- LRV
- 57.36HGTV Home is 57
- Hex
- #D6C5B0#D8C4AE in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Archive is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Oxford Stone No.264ΔE 2.69 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points lower.
- Scallop No.311ΔE 3.27 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
- Single Cream No.9901ΔE 3.32 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Linwood Sands HGSW2506 matched across all 13 brands →