HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Merry Teal HGSW1312
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Geddy Verdigris (CW-550), at ΔE 1.36 — near-exact.
Geddy Verdigris is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.36 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 Geddy Verdigris really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.36near-exact
- LRV
- 22.1HGTV Home is 21
- Hex
- #2E8B7E#3B8C80 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Geddy Verdigris reads slightly darker than Merry Teal 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 Geddy Verdigris is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Aruba Blue 2048-30ΔE 3.69 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Neptune Green 658ΔE 3.72 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.3 points higher.
- Gulf Shores 665ΔE 4.07 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Merry Teal HGSW1312 matched across all 13 brands →