HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Lupine HGSW6810
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Nile Blue (CSP-560), at ΔE 0.99 — indistinguishable.
Nile Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.99 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 Nile Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.99indistinguishable
- LRV
- 18.14HGTV Home is 16
- Hex
- #4E719A#4E739F in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Nile Blue reads slightly darker than Lupine 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 Nile Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Athens Blue 797ΔE 3.03 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.7 points higher.
- Chicago Blues 804ΔE 3.15 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
- Old Glory 811ΔE 4.51 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Lupine HGSW6810 matched across all 13 brands →