HGTV Home → Backdrop
Backdrop equivalent of HGTV Home Quixotic Plum HGSW6265
The closest Backdrop colour is ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADE (ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADE), at ΔE 3.24 — very close.
ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADE is the closest Backdrop makes, but at ΔE 3.24 it is a near miss rather than a match. Expect a visible difference where the two meet — on adjoining walls, or against existing trim.
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 ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADE really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 3.24very close
- LRV
- 6.13HGTV Home is 6
- Hex
- #4D434D#4A4653 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Backdrop publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADE reads slightly darker than Quixotic Plum in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Sampled from manufacturer image — treat the swatch above as indicative and confirm against a physical sample.
Other Backdrop options
Worth knowing if ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADE is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- AFTER HOURS AFTER HOURSΔE 8.06 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.
- FORMENTERA FORMENTERAΔE 9.55 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
- SCHOOL BLAZER BLUE SCHOOL BLAZER BLUEΔE 11.71 · different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Quixotic Plum HGSW6265 matched across all 13 brands →