HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Old Towne HGSW3162
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Log Cabin (2163-10), at ΔE 0.76 — indistinguishable.
Log Cabin is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.76 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 Log Cabin really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.76indistinguishable
- LRV
- 13.21HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #855C3F#855D42 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Log Cabin reads slightly darker than Old Towne 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 Log Cabin is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Hidden Valley 1134ΔE 1.41 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
- Marsh Brown 2164-20ΔE 2.11 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
- Rich Clay Brown 2164-30ΔE 2.19 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 2.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Old Towne HGSW3162 matched across all 13 brands →