HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Poetry Plum HGSW6019
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Amazon Soil (2115-30), at ΔE 1.12 — near-exact.
Amazon Soil is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.12 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 Amazon Soil really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.12near-exact
- LRV
- 13.3HGTV Home is 12
- Hex
- #6F5B5C#6F5C5F in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Amazon Soil reads slightly darker than Poetry Plum 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 Amazon Soil is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pinch of Spice 1449ΔE 2.15 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
- Cabernet 2116-30ΔE 3.51 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Mountain Ridge 1456ΔE 3.57 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Poetry Plum HGSW6019 matched across all 13 brands →