HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Moscow Midnight HGSW9142
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Teal (2055-10), at ΔE 1.69 — near-exact.
Teal is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.69 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 Teal really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.69near-exact
- LRV
- 6.49HGTV Home is 5
- Hex
- #144552#204652 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Teal reads slightly darker than Moscow Midnight 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 Teal is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- River Blue 2057-10ΔE 1.80 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.3 points higher.
- Twilight 2058-10ΔE 3.97 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
- Tucson Teal 2056-10ΔE 4.64 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Moscow Midnight HGSW9142 matched across all 13 brands →