HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Mesmerize HGSW6544
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Blue Gaspe (1435), at ΔE 1.93 — near-exact.
Blue Gaspe is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.93 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 Blue Gaspe really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.93near-exact
- LRV
- 13.9HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #5C6274#5D657B in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Blue Gaspe reads slightly darker than Mesmerize 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 Blue Gaspe is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Blue Heron 832ΔE 2.99 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points higher.
- French Violet 1427ΔE 4.22 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.6 points higher.
- Kensington Blue 840ΔE 5.28 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Mesmerize HGSW6544 matched across all 13 brands →