HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Monochrome HGSW1454
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Light Blue (No.22), at ΔE 3.41 — very close.
Light Blue is the closest Farrow & Ball makes, but at ΔE 3.41 it is a near miss rather than a match. Expect a visible difference where the two meet — on adjoining walls, or against existing trim.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Light Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 3.41very close
- LRV
- 48.66HGTV Home is 48
- Hex
- #B5BBB4#B8BCBB in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Light Blue reads slightly darker than Monochrome in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Light Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pavilion Gray No.242ΔE 3.81 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.3 points higher.
- Lamp Room Gray No.88ΔE 4.38 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
- Skylight No.205ΔE 4.81 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 13.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Monochrome HGSW1454 matched across all 13 brands →