HGTV Home → Backdrop
Backdrop equivalent of HGTV Home Quagmire HGSW3462
The closest Backdrop colour is MASTERPIECE THEATRE (MASTERPIECE THEATRE), at ΔE 8.54 — noticeably different.
Backdrop does not make this colour. MASTERPIECE THEATRE is the closest option at ΔE 8.54, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have Backdrop custom-tint to the HGTV Home formula instead of substituting.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Backdrop
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Backdrop 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 MASTERPIECE THEATRE really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 8.54noticeably different
- LRV
- 14.08HGTV Home is 14
- Hex
- #786741#74685A in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Backdrop publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: MASTERPIECE THEATRE reads slightly darker than Quagmire in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
Other Backdrop options
Worth knowing if MASTERPIECE THEATRE is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- NO CURFEW NO CURFEWΔE 11.03 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
- SILVER LAKE DAD SILVER LAKE DADΔE 13.74 · different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.4 points higher.
- HIGHLINE SHADOW HIGHLINE SHADOWΔE 13.91 · different · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 10.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Quagmire HGSW3462 matched across all 13 brands →