HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Quixotic Plum HGSW6265
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Bible Black (No.225), at ΔE 1.79 — near-exact.
Bible Black is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.79 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 Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Bible Black really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.79near-exact
- LRV
- 6.08HGTV Home is 6
- Hex
- #464454#4A4653 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Bible Black 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.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Bible Black is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Titmouse Blue Titmouse BlueΔE 3.24 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Paean Black No.294ΔE 4.32 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Pelt No.254ΔE 4.84 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Quixotic Plum HGSW6265 matched across all 13 brands →