HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Natural Choice HGSW7011
The closest Valspar colour is City Steam (7006-5), at ΔE 0.72 — indistinguishable.
City Steam is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.72 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 City Steam really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.72indistinguishable
- LRV
- 71.51HGTV Home is 73
- Hex
- #E0DCCF#E3DED0 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if City Steam is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Salute 7006-12ΔE 0.88 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
- Gossamer Green 8004-23AΔE 1.06 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Wispy White 7006-1ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Natural Choice HGSW7011 matched across all 13 brands →