HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Moody Blue HGSW6221
The closest Valspar colour is Tidepool Wonder (M333), at ΔE 1.22 — near-exact.
Tidepool Wonder is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.22 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 Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Tidepool Wonder really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.22near-exact
- LRV
- 26.54HGTV Home is 27
- Hex
- #789292#7A9192 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Tidepool Wonder reads slightly lighter than Moody Blue in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Tidepool Wonder is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Laid-Back Blue 8003-39EΔE 2.58 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Grand Boulevard V103-4ΔE 2.90 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Blue Tea M355ΔE 2.92 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Moody Blue HGSW6221 matched across all 13 brands →