HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Lite Lavender HGSW6554
The closest Valspar colour is Gentle Violet (4002-3A), at ΔE 0.72 — indistinguishable.
Gentle Violet is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.72 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 Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Gentle Violet really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.72indistinguishable
- LRV
- 71.17HGTV Home is 71
- Hex
- #DFDADE#E0DADF in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Gentle Violet reads slightly darker than Lite Lavender in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Gentle Violet is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pale Purple 8003-1AΔE 1.16 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Blush of Morn 8004-2AΔE 1.43 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Nattie's Cami T552ΔE 1.76 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Lite Lavender HGSW6554 matched across all 13 brands →