HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Restrained Gold HGSW6129
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Boardwalk (1102), at ΔE 0.81 — indistinguishable.
Boardwalk is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.81 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 Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Benjamin Moore 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 Boardwalk really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.81indistinguishable
- LRV
- 46.75HGTV Home is 47
- Hex
- #D5B387#D2B084 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Boardwalk reads slightly lighter than Restrained Gold in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Boardwalk is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tawny Bisque 1110ΔE 1.05 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
- Dark Beige 2165-40ΔE 1.59 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
- Creamy Custard 1145ΔE 1.78 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Restrained Gold HGSW6129 matched across all 13 brands →