HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Muddled Basil HGSW7745
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Green Grove (2138-20), at ΔE 1.94 — near-exact.
Green Grove is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.94 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 Green Grove really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.94near-exact
- LRV
- 9.72HGTV Home is 9
- Hex
- #555042#5A5243 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Green Grove reads slightly darker than Muddled Basil 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 Green Grove is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Char Brown 2137-20ΔE 1.99 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Dakota Woods Green 2139-20ΔE 3.04 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Aegean Olive 1491ΔE 3.23 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Muddled Basil HGSW7745 matched across all 13 brands →