HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Really Teal HGSW6489
The closest Valspar colour is Velvet Curtains (P029), at ΔE 1.45 — near-exact.
Velvet Curtains is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.45 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 Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Velvet Curtains really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.45near-exact
- LRV
- 9.18HGTV Home is 10
- Hex
- #01646B#016367 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Velvet Curtains reads slightly lighter than Really Teal in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Velvet Curtains is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Kevin's Stang M345ΔE 1.61 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Toadstool Teal 8002-37GΔE 2.00 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Totally Teal 8001-37GΔE 4.63 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Really Teal HGSW6489 matched across all 13 brands →