HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Mindful Gray HGSW7016
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Thunder (AF-685), at ΔE 0.53 — indistinguishable.
Thunder is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.53 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 Thunder really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.53indistinguishable
- LRV
- 47.58HGTV Home is 48
- Hex
- #BDB8AD#BCB7AD in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Thunder reads slightly lighter than Mindful Gray in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Thunder is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Himalayan Trek 1542ΔE 0.61 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
- La Paloma Gray 1551ΔE 1.24 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
- Cosmopolitan CSP-100ΔE 1.42 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Mindful Gray HGSW7016 matched across all 13 brands →