HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Muted Mahogany HGSW3091
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Grizzly Bear Brown (2111-20), at ΔE 0.34 — indistinguishable.
Grizzly Bear Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.34 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 Grizzly Bear Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.34indistinguishable
- LRV
- 8.28HGTV Home is 8
- Hex
- #5F4B3C#604C3D 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: Grizzly Bear Brown reads slightly darker than Muted Mahogany 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 Grizzly Bear Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Ferret Brown 2108-10ΔE 1.02 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Sierra Spruce 2108-20ΔE 1.10 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
- Chocolate Candy Brown 2107-10ΔE 1.53 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Muted Mahogany HGSW3091 matched across all 13 brands →