HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Retro Mint HGSW9036
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Spruce Green (2035-50), at ΔE 1.47 — near-exact.
Spruce Green is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.47 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 Spruce Green really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.47near-exact
- LRV
- 53.74HGTV Home is 54
- Hex
- #A3CDB5#9FCDB1 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Spruce Green reads slightly lighter than Retro Mint 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 Spruce Green is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Lady Liberty 585ΔE 2.80 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Douglas Fern 563ΔE 3.36 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
- Acadia Green 2034-50ΔE 3.50 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Retro Mint HGSW9036 matched across all 13 brands →