HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Pale Moss HGSW9027
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Golden Garden (221), at ΔE 0.95 — indistinguishable.
Golden Garden is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.95 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 Golden Garden really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.95indistinguishable
- LRV
- 57.79HGTV Home is 59
- Hex
- #DDCA9A#DCC797 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Golden Garden reads slightly lighter than Pale Moss in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Golden Garden is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Amulet AF-365ΔE 1.14 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.3 points lower.
- Heirloom Gold 255ΔE 1.80 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
- Adams Gold HC-18ΔE 1.80 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Pale Moss HGSW9027 matched across all 13 brands →