HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Resort Tan HGSW7550
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Dauphin (No.54), at ΔE 1.38 — near-exact.
Dauphin is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.38 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 Dauphin really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.38near-exact
- LRV
- 22.48HGTV Home is 23
- Hex
- #918069#907D66 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dauphin reads slightly lighter than Resort Tan in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Dauphin is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tack Room Door Tack Room DoorΔE 4.51 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Broccoli Brown No.198ΔE 4.53 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 4.9 points lower.
- Drab No.41ΔE 4.80 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Resort Tan HGSW7550 matched across all 13 brands →